English-Finnish translations for strike out

Definition of strike out

  • 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
  • To strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation
  • To 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
  • to treat something as
  • Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes ; of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter
  • To fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a date
  • To begin to make one's way

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Examples

  • Jones struck out on a nasty slider.
  • The pitcher struck out Jones with a nasty slider.
  • Dave asked the new girl to the dance but he struck out.
  • The travellers struck out towards the line of mountains.

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