Analysis Complete

strike out

/ strike out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
set out on a course of action
"He struck out on his own"
Type of:
get down begin get
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
put out or be put out by a strikeout
"Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"
Type of:
fail neglect
Kinds of:
fan whiff
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 3
be unsuccessful in an endeavor
"The candidate struck out with his health care plan"
Type of:
fail go wrong miscarry
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
cause to retire
"The pitcher retired three batters"
"the runner was put out at third base"
Derived:
strikeout
Causes:
move over give way give
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 5
remove from a list
"Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
Type of:
take away take out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
43%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

get down begin get fail neglect fan whiff go wrong miscarry take away take out