STRIKE OUT


Meaning of STRIKE OUT in English

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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.