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
struck out on her own after graduating
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
US, informal
: fail sense 2c
6
: to try to hit suddenly
struck out wildly with his arms
—often used with atstruck out at the officers
7
: to remove (something) from a document
struck out a paragraph
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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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
On June 28, Houser tossed seven shutout innings against the Giants with five strikeouts.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Other initial charges were struck out, according to BBC News.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Over the last two seasons Gray is one of only five pitchers in MLB to record back-to-back 200-strikeout seasons, the others being Tarik Skubal, Garrett Crochet, Freddy Peralta and Dylan Cease.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
On June 28, Houser tossed seven shutout innings against the Giants with five strikeouts.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
The 25-year-old southpaw who plays first and third base hit 256 career homers in Japan, but strikes out a lot.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Other initial charges were struck out, according to BBC News.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Strikeout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strikeout. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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