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Strike out

verb
Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.verb(often with at) To lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.
2.verbTo strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation.
3.verbTo draw a line through some text such as a printed or written sentence, with the purpose of deleting that text from the rest of the document.
4.verbTo treat something as settled
5.verbOf a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.
"Jones struck out on a nasty slider."
6.verbTo fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a (hopefully romantic) date.
"Dave asked the new girl to the dance but he struck out."
7.verbTo begin to make one's way.
"The travellers struck out towards the line of mountains."

Synonyms

cross outstrike offmarkelidecross offfanhit outoverstrikeoutstrikestabstrike a strokestrike
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