Definition of strikeout
:an out in baseball resulting from a batter's being charged with three strikes
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Chase Anderson, Matthew Matthijs and Carson Hardee combined for 10 strikeouts and no walks to complete the seventh perfect game in LLWS history.
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RHP Addison Russ have up just one hit in two innings and Will Hibbs had a pair of strikeouts in the ninth for his 15th save.
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On Thursday, John Doxakis threw eight innings and six strikeouts while surrendering four hits and one run in Mat-Su's 2-1 win.
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But control issues resurfaced in the fourth, which began with a double, a walk, a strikeout and another walk to load the bases.
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Strutz, however, coaxed a pop out and notched two strikeouts to escape the jam.
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Dodgers starter Rich Hill pitched five innings, allowing one run and striking out nine, giving him at least that many strikeouts in each of his past three starts.
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Luke Lamm's strikeout of Evan Ranneklev with runners on the corners ended the game for Neuqua (11-5-1).
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The 22-year-old made his first appearance Monday against Fargo-Moorhead, allowing two runs on three hits with three strikeouts and no walks in three innings.
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First Known Use of strikeout
1887
strike out
verb
Definition of strike out
intransitive verb
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
:fail 2c
transitive verb
of a baseball pitcher
:to retire (someone) by a strikeout
Examples of strike out in a Sentence
their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out, and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership
struck out all references to indecent matters
First Known Use of strike out
1707
strike out Synonyms
Synonyms
bomb, collapse, crater, flame out, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, fail, tank, wash outAntonyms
click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work outRelated Words
flounder, struggle; decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane; crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire; go under; implode, self-destructNear Antonyms
cook, flourish, prosper, thrive; prevail, triumph, winSTRIKEOUT Defined for English Language Learners
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