crash
v.— «I learned that when one makes a mistake in filling up an application form, one need not cross out the mistake. Instead, one must crash it out. Rather violent but the result is the same, I guess.» —“Gil: Words, words, words” by Sandy Gil Sun.Star (Philippines) Feb. 13, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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