strike out
verb
Definitions
(often with at) To lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.
To strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation.
To draw a line through some text such as a printed or written sentence, with the purpose of deleting that text from the rest of the document.
To treat something as settled