blue-pencil

Definition of Blue-pencil in English :

1. blue-pencil, delete, edit

cut or eliminate

Example Sentences:
'she edited the juiciest scenes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Blue-pencil

noun

1.

deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work

verb blue-pencil -cils, -cilling, -cilled or US -cils, -ciling or -ciled

2. (transitive)

to alter or delete parts of (a book, film, etc), esp to censor

verbWord forms: blue-pencils, blue-pencilling, blue-pencilledWord forms: US blue-pencils, blue-penciling or blue-penciled (transitive)

publishing

to alter or delete (parts of a book, film, etc), esp in order to censor

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈblue-ˈpenciled or ˈblue-ˈpencilled, ˈblue-ˈpenciling or ˈblue-ˈpencilling

to edit, cross out, or correct with or as with a blue pencil

tr.v. blue-pen·ciled, blue-pen·cil·ing, blue-pen·cils also blue-pen·cilled or blue-pen·cil·ling

To edit, revise, or correct with or as if with a blue pencil.