Cancel - Definition

cancel

n 1: a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat [syn:
natural, cancel]
v 1: postpone indefinitely or annul something that was
scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner
party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that
meeting--the chair is ill" [syn: cancel, call off,
scratch, scrub]
2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior
strength" [syn: cancel, offset, set off]
3: declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election
results"; "strike down a law" [syn: cancel, strike down]
4: remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your
list" [syn: delete, cancel]
5: make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets" [syn:
cancel, invalidate]

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