Meaning of STRIKE OUT

Pronunciation:			strIk awt
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[v]  set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own" [v]  remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list" [v]  put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning" [v]  pitch three strikes and put the batter out; "The pitcher walked two and struck out three" [v]  be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"
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	Synonyms:		cross off, cross out, mark, strike off
	See Also:		begin, commence, deliver, fail, fail, fan, get, go wrong, miscarry, neglect, pitch, set about, set out, start, start out, take away, take out, whiff