v. i. | 1. | To inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with latticework. | |||
2. | To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude. | ||||
3. | To cross and deface, as the lines of a writing, or as a word or figure; to mark out by a cross line; to blot out or obliterate. | ||||
4. | To annul or destroy; to revoke or recall. | ||||
5. | (Print.) To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type.
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n. | 1. | An inclosure; a boundary; a limit. | |||
2. | (Print) The suppression or striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages. |
Noun | 1. | cancel - a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat Synonyms: natural |
Verb | 1. | cancel - postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party" Synonyms: call off |
2. | cancel - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" | |
3. | cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" Synonyms: strike down | |
4. | cancel - remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list" Synonyms: delete | |
5. | cancel - of cheques or tickets Synonyms: invalidate |
(character) | Cancel - (CAN, Control-X) ASCII character 24. |