definition of
cancel

[1] #1 cancel v. [call off, scratch, scrub] postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill". wn

[2] #2 cancel n. [natural] a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat. wn

[3] #3 cancel v. [offset, set off] make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength". wn

[4] #4 cancel v. [strike down] declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law". wn

[5] #5 cancel v. [delete] remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list". wn