chalk out
chalk out · chalks out · chalked out · chalking out
To draw or write down using chalkTo draw or write down (something) using chalk.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To draw or write down (something) using chalk.
(figuratively, transitive)To make (plans); to sketch (something); to describe (a plan).
make a sketch of
(US, intransitive)In a multi-race wager, to lose to the favorite in all of the remaining races.
A 25-1 shot won race 3, but the rest of the early pick 5 chalked out after that.
(US, intransitive, slang)To die.
(US, slang, transitive)To kill (someone).
Forms
chalks out, chalking out, chalked out, chalked out| Base form | chalk out · to chalk out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | chalks out |
| Present participle | chalking out |
| Past simple | chalked out |
| Past participle | chalked out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- make a sketch of:sketch
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb