marking off
Indicating boundaries clearly
Marking off is designating boundaries or divisions, typically by making visible indicators: She was marking off the measurements on the board.
It can mean crossing items from a list as they're completed or accounted for: He kept marking off names as guests arrived.
The phrase also describes sectioning an area: Police were marking off the crime scene with tape.
- scratchingRaking with nails
- crossing outCanceling with a line
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
border · boundary line · fence · tagging · segregation · setting apart · zoning · wall · keep out · no-go zone · compartmentalization · delineating · cordoning · sectioning · enclosure · perimeter · flagging · separation
marking offerasing
Removing recorded marks
merging · opening up · combining · blending · integrating
marking offadding on
Increasing by attachment
unchecking · ignoring · putting back · restoring · reinstating
marking offerasing
Removing recorded marks
rubbing out · deleting · clearing · blanking out · ignoring
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