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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Will Sammon, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
But Workman struggled with the limited playing time, going 3-for-14 with six strikeouts and one walk in nine games (four starts), and his defense, which was considered his strength, lacked the consistency the Cubs needed at third base.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Ober worked around eight hits, inducing a pair of critical double plays while striking out six and allowing one run in six innings.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
But evaluators like his walk rate (12.8 percent), strikeout rate (13.8 percent) and chase rate (22.4 percent), which would all represent career-best figures to go along with 1.122 OPS (ahead of Friday’s game), second only to Aaron Judge’s 1.247 (minimum 80 plate appearances).
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
But Workman struggled with the limited playing time, going 3-for-14 with six strikeouts and one walk in nine games (four starts), and his defense, which was considered his strength, lacked the consistency the Cubs needed at third base.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Rodón also limited himself to two walks — free passes have been a huge problem for him — while striking out eight batters.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Ober worked around eight hits, inducing a pair of critical double plays while striking out six and allowing one run in six innings.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Strikeout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strikeout. Accessed 29 Apr. 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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