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Meaning of cancel

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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