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strike out
verb
(tr) to remove or erase
(intr) to start out or begin
to strike out on one's own
baseball to put out or be put out on strikes
informal(intr) to fail utterly
Idioms and Phrases
Cancel or erase, as in Strike out that last sentence, please . [Early 1500s]
Begin a course of action, set out energetically, as in Elaine was determined to strike out on her own . [Early 1700s]
Fail in an endeavor, as in His latest business venture has struck out . This usage originated in baseball, where it refers to a batter's failure to put the ball in play ( Williams struck out three times in yesterday's game ), as well as to a pitcher's success in eliminating a batter ( Clemens struck him out again in the fourth inning ). [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
He had struck out just six batters across his last 11 innings — striking out just one in his last outing.
Viewers never got to see the future pope’s reaction to what happens next, but he must have been ecstatic as Jenks strikes out Everett in two more pitches for a 5-3 Chicago win.
He tossed six innings of two-run ball, giving up six hits, walking none and striking out one.
He exited after 90 pitches, having given up three hits and two walks while striking out six.
As a truck approaches, she attempts to hitchhike from the side of a desert road, only to strike out.
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