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What does strike out mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word strike out? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (at) 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. (figuratively) 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. (law, figuratively) to treat something as settled
  5. (ergative, baseball, softball) 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.
  6. (intransitive, colloquial, figuratively) To fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a (hopefully romantic) date.
  7. To begin to make one's way.
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