strike out
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Verb (6)
- remove from a list“Cross the name of the dead person off the list”Synonyms: cross offcross outstrike offmarkMore general take away, take out
- put out or be put out by a strikeout“Oral struck out three batters to close the inning”More general fail, neglectMore specific fan, whiff
- be unsuccessful in an endeavor“The candidate struck out with his health care plan”More general fail, go wrong
- make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's bodyMore general moveMore specific kick
- cause to get out“The pitcher retired three batters”“the runner was put out at third base”Synonyms: retireMore general removeCauses move over, give way
- set out on a course of action“He struck out on his own”More general get down, begin
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Out \Out\ (out), n.
1.One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office; -- generally in the plural. [1913 Webster]
2.A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space; -- chiefly used in the phrase ins and outs; as, the ins and outs of a question. See under In. [1913 Webster]
3.(Print.) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission. [1913 Webster]
To make an out (Print.), (a) to omit something, in setting or correcting type, which was in the copy. (b) (Baseball) to be put out in one's turn at bat, such as to strike out, to ground out, or to fly out. [1913 Webster]