strike out
phrasal verbstrike out
- to start being independent
- I knew it was time I struck out on my own.
- (North American English, informal) to fail or be unsuccessful
- The movie struck out and didn't win a single Oscar.
strike out (at somebody/something)
- to aim a sudden violent hit at somebody/something
- He lost his temper and struck out wildly.
- to criticize somebody/something, especially in a public speech or in a book or newspaper
- In a recent article she strikes out at her critics.
strike out | strike somebody out
- (in baseball) to fail to hit the ball three times and therefore not be allowed to continue hitting; to make somebody do this related noun strikeoutTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
strike something out/through
- to remove something by drawing a line through it synonym cross something out/through
- The editor struck out the whole paragraph.