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Noun
S:
(n)
natural (natural%1:10:00::)
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cancel (cancel%1:10:00::)
(a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat)
Verb
S:
(v)
cancel (cancel%2:41:03::)
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call off (call_off%2:41:00::)
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scratch (scratch%2:41:00::)
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scrub (scrub%2:41:00::)
(postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled)
"Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"
S:
(v)
cancel (cancel%2:42:00::)
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offset (offset%2:42:00::)
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set off (set_off%2:42:00::)
(make up for)
"His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
S:
(v)
cancel (cancel%2:41:00::)
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strike down (strike_down%2:41:00::)
(declare null and void; make ineffective)
"Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"
S:
(v)
delete (delete%2:35:00::)
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cancel (cancel%2:35:00::)
(remove or make invisible)
"Please delete my name from your list"
S:
(v)
cancel (cancel%2:32:01::)
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invalidate (invalidate%2:32:00::)
(make invalid for use)
"cancel cheques or tickets"