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
Examples of strikeout in a Sentence
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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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
At the site of his 2024 no-hitter and working with Díaz behind the plate for the first time this season, Cease recorded multiple strikeouts in four of the first five innings and 10 in all by the time that inning was finished.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
Left-hander Noah Cameron was fantastic for Kansas City, scattering seven hits and walked two over 6 2/3 shutout innings, striking out eight.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
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Noun
Houser allowed four runs (three earned) on 10 hits with five strikeouts and one walk in 4 1/3 innings.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
At the site of his 2024 no-hitter and working with Díaz behind the plate for the first time this season, Cease recorded multiple strikeouts in four of the first five innings and 10 in all by the time that inning was finished.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Verb
Of those six, McLain struck out three — Mays (looking), Aaron (looking) and Torre (swinging).
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
Left-hander Noah Cameron was fantastic for Kansas City, scattering seven hits and walked two over 6 2/3 shutout innings, striking out eight.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
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“Strikeout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strikeout. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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