chalk off
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To check something off a list, or to draw chalk lines around an area to show its boundaries.
Literal meaning: To mark something off with chalk — either a checkmark on a list or lines on a surface.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To mark an item on a list as completed or accounted for.
"She chalked off each task as she finished it during the busy shift."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral
To mark out the boundaries of a physical area using chalk lines.
"The groundskeeper chalked off the penalty area before the match."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Has two distinct uses: (1) marking items as complete on a list, and (2) marking out physical spaces or boundaries with chalk lines. Primarily British English. Less common than 'tick off' or 'mark off'.
Commonly used with
area space item task pitch court list
Forms
Base
chalk off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
chalks off
he/she/it
Past simple
chalked off
yesterday
Past participle
chalked off
have + pp
-ing form
chalking off
continuous
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