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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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In this series, Harper is 1-for-7 with one walk and three strikeouts.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The right-handed hurler was untouchable, allowing zero earned runs on five hits, pitching eight innings and striking out 12 batters, both career-highs.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Turner, Schwarber and Harper went a combined 2-for-21 with four walks and 11 strikeouts in the first two games of this series.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In this series, Harper is 1-for-7 with one walk and three strikeouts.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
While Schlittler started off strong, Early was matching his energy, striking out five Yankees through his first round of the lineup.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The right-handed hurler was untouchable, allowing zero earned runs on five hits, pitching eight innings and striking out 12 batters, both career-highs.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Strikeout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strikeout. Accessed 10 Oct. 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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