strike·out
ˈstrīk-ˌau̇t 
: an out in baseball resulting from a batter's being charged with three strikes
struck out; struck out also stricken out; striking out; strikes out
1
: to enter upon a course of action
2
: to set out vigorously
3
: to make an out in baseball by a strikeout
4
: to finish bowling a string with consecutive strikes
specifically
: to bowl three strikes in the last frame
5
of a baseball pitcher
: to retire (someone) by a strikeout
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Verb
their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out, and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership
struck out all references to indecent matters
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C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
On the softball pitching front, several aces achieved personal milestones over the past week starting with Pentucket’s Molly LeBel, who recorded her 500th career strikeout in a 7-4 win over Newburyport.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
His ability to strike out players with ease adds to his attractiveness to the Blue Jays.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Over three seasons, Cruz is 4-11 with a 4.52 ERA and 228 strikeouts in 147 1/3 innings.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
On the softball pitching front, several aces achieved personal milestones over the past week starting with Pentucket’s Molly LeBel, who recorded her 500th career strikeout in a 7-4 win over Newburyport.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
Durbin struck out only 37 times, while accepting 47 walks at Triple-A.
The Yankees saw enough in Durbin to put him on their 40-man roster, prior to the trade with the Brewers.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
His ability to strike out players with ease adds to his attractiveness to the Blue Jays.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Strikeout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strikeout. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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strikeout
1 of 2 noun
strike·out
ˈstrī-ˌkau̇t
: an out in baseball resulting from a batter's being charged with three strikes
strike out
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)strī-ˈkau̇t
1
: to enter upon a course of action
struck out on my own after graduation
2
: to make an out or cause to make an out in baseball by a strikeout
the shortstop struck out
the pitcher struck him out with a curve
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