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strike out (enc)

Strike Out

Verb1.strike out - remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
take away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
2.strike out - put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"
baseball, baseball game, ball - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
fan - strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
whiff - strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
fail, neglect - fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"
3.strike out - be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"
go wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
4.strike out - cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
baseball, baseball game, ball - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
5.strike out - set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"
begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

 

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