strikeoutnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstraɪk.aʊt/us/ˈstraɪk.aʊt/(in baseball) the act making a batter (= person trying to hit the ball) fail to hit the ball three times:
He averaged 9 strikeouts per game last season.
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