strike out

Verb

 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  To strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation.
 * 3) 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.
 * 4)  to treat something as settled
 * 5)   Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.
 * Jones struck out on a nasty slider.
 * The pitcher struck out Jones with a nasty slider.
 * 1)  To fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a (hopefully romantic) date.
 * Dave asked the new girl to the dance but he struck out.
 * 1) To begin to make one's way.
 * The travellers struck out towards the line of mountains.
 * 1)   Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.
 * Jones struck out on a nasty slider.
 * The pitcher struck out Jones with a nasty slider.
 * 1)  To fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a (hopefully romantic) date.
 * Dave asked the new girl to the dance but he struck out.
 * 1) To begin to make one's way.
 * The travellers struck out towards the line of mountains.
 * The travellers struck out towards the line of mountains.

Synonyms

 * cross out, strike through

Translations

 * Finnish: huitaista
 * Maori: tiu


 * Finnish:, sivaltaa


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:
 * Spanish: ponchar


 * Finnish: saada pakit, saada rukkaset
 * Italian: essere respinto


 * Finnish:
 * Maori: poka
 * Welsh: taro allan