📖 Definitions of "Erasing"
verb
- 1
To remove markings or information
"I erased that note because it was wrong."
- 2
To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.
"I'm going to erase this tape."
- 3
To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.
"I'm going to erase those files."
- 4
To remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off play
"Jones was erased by a 6-4-3 double play."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Erasing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| effaceverb | (transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. |
| deleteverb | (transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. |
| wipe outverb | (transitive) To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate. |
| rub outverb | (transitive) To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser). |
| wipe offverb | (transitive, literally) To remove (something such as dirt) by wiping. |
| score outverb | To strike out or cross out; to draw a line through one or more written words. |
| blurringnoun | A blurry patch. |
| cleaningnoun | (gerund of clean) The process of making something clean. |
| clearingnoun | The act or process of making or becoming clear. |
| deletingverb | (transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. |
| droppingnoun | The act of something that drops or falls. |
| eliminatingverb | (transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. |
| purgingnoun | The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly: |
| removingnoun | removal |
| scavengingnoun | (gerund) The act of searching through refuse for useful material. |
| suppressingnoun | The act by which something is suppressed; a suppression. |
| wipingnoun | The act by which something is wiped. |
| obliteratingverb | Causing obliteration; devastating. |
| reversingverb | An act of reversal. |
| overcomingverb | The act by which something is overcome, or surmounted. |
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