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strike out

 
Noun strike out has 1 sense
  1. strikeout - an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes
    --1 is a kind of out
    --1 has particulars: whiff
    Derived form: verb strike out4
Verb strike out has 5 senses
  1. cross off, cross out, strike out, strike off, mark - remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
    --1 is one way to take away, take out
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. strike out - put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"
    --2 is one way to
    fail, neglect
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  3. strike out - be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"
    --3 is one way to
    fail, go wrong, miscarry
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  4. retire, strike out - cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
    Derived form: noun strikeout1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  5. strike out - set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"
    --5 is one way to
    get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
strike a note strike back strike down strike dumb strike hard strike home strike leader strike off strike out strike pay strike terror strike up strikebound strikebreaker strikebreaking strikeout striker

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