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Noun cancel has 1 sense
  1. natural, cancel - a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
    --1 is a kind of musical notation
    Derived form: verb cancel3
,Verb cancel has 5 senses
  1. cancel, call off - postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"
    Derived form: noun cancellation1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. cancel, offset, set off - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
    --2 is one way to balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  3. cancel, strike down - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"
    --3 is one way to declare, adjudge, hold
    Derived forms: noun cancellation2, noun cancellation1, noun cancel1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. delete, cancel - remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"
    --4 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  5. cancel, invalidate - of cheques or tickets
    --5 is one way to score, mark
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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