Strike Out
WordNet
verb
(1) Set out on a course of action
"He struck out on his own"
(2) Remove from a list
"Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
(3) Cause to retire
"The pitcher retired three batters"
"The runner was put out at third base"
(4) Put out or be put out by a strikeout
"Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"
(5) Make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body
(6) Be unsuccessful in an endeavor
"The candidate struck out with his health care plan"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To yield nothing, especially for sexual advances.
- Dave struck out with the blonde.
- To be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out.")
- He struck out on a nasty slider.
- To retire a batter after three strikes.
- He struck out Jones with a nasty slider.