strike out phrasal verb ( see also ↑ strike )
1 . to attack or criticize someone suddenly or violently
strike out at
Unhappy young people will often strike out at the people closest to them.
2 . strike something ↔ out to draw a line through something written on a piece of paper
3 . [always + adverb/preposition] to start walking or swimming in a particular direction, especially in a determined way:
She struck out for the side of the pool.
4 . strike out on your own to start doing something or living independently
5 . to not hit the ball in baseball three times, so that you are not allowed to continue trying, or to make someone do this
strike somebody ↔ out
He struck out the first batter he faced.
⇨ ↑ strikeout
6 . American English informal to not be successful at something:
‘Did she say she’d go out with you?’ ‘No, I struck out.’
7 . strike something ↔ out law to say officially that something cannot be considered as proof in a court of law