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score sth out/through

phrasal verb with score
 
/skɔːr/
 
US  /skɔːr/ verb

Definition

to draw a line through a piece of writing: He scored out two names on the list.Cutting and stabbingDeleting writing
(Definition of score sth out/through from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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