blue-pencil en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From blue + pencil.
Meanings
- (transitive) To edit, especially to censor, written documents.
- (slang) To use a line-item veto.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blue-pencils | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| blue-pencilling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| blue-penciling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| blue-penciled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| blue-penciled | Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| blue-pencilled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| blue-pencilled | Tense=Past | UK | lexicographic |
Relateds
blue pencil doctrine · red-pencil
Translations (8)
cmn 刪除 /删除 (to edit written documents) · fr caviarder (to edit written documents) · bg цензурирам (to edit written documents) · fi käyttää punakynää (use a line-item veto) · cmn 行使部分否決權 /行使部分否决权 (use a line-item veto) · cmn 修改 (to edit written documents) · bg редактирам (to edit written documents) · fi käyttää punakynää (to edit written documents)