strike out

1. 1.

   remove from a list

   “Cross the name of the dead person off the list”

   Synonymscross offcross outstrike offmark

   Broadertake away
2. 2.

   put out or be put out by a strikeout

   “Oral struck out three batters to close the inning”

   Broaderfail

   Narrowerfanwhiff

   baseball

3. 3.

   be unsuccessful in an endeavor

   “The candidate struck out with his health care plan”

   Broaderfail
4. 4.

   make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body

   Broadermove

   Narrowerkick
5. 5.

   cause to get out

   “The pitcher retired three batters”

   “the runner was put out at third base”

   Synonymsretire

   baseball

6. 6.

   set out on a course of action

   “He struck out on his own”

   Broaderget down

Questions about strike out

What does strike out mean?

strike out means "remove from a list". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for strike out?

Close synonyms include cross off, cross out, strike off, mark, retire. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is strike out a common word?

strike out is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.