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Meaning of chalk out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To draw or write down (something) using chalk.
    transitive
  2. to make (plans); to sketch (something); to describe (a plan).
    figuratively, transitive
  3. In a multi-race wager, to lose to the favorite in all of the remaining races.
    US, intransitive
  4. To die.
    US, intransitive, slang
  5. To kill (someone).
    US, slang, transitive

Examples

“I shall pursue the plan I have chalked out.”
“A 25-1 shot won race 3, but the rest of the early pick 5 chalked out after that.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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