strikeout en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [st͡ʃʰɹəɪːkæʊ̯ʔ] (General-American)
- [stɹəɪːkæʊ̯ʔ] (General-American)
- /stɹaɪːkæʊt/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Deverbal from strike out.
Meanings
-
(countable) An instance or the act of yielding nothing.
We've had one strikeout after the other on the Jones account.
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(countable) An instance or the act of striking out.
The pitcher recorded seven strikeouts in the game.
- (countable, uncountable) Cancellation of a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strike-out | alternative | lexicographic | |
| strikeouts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
cmn 三振 (baseball: an instance or the act of striking out) · pl przekreślenie (computing: cancellation of text items by crossing out rather than deleting) · mi tāhīpae (computing: cancellation of text items by crossing out rather than deleting) · ja 三振 (baseball: an instance or the act of striking out) · pl strikeout (baseball: an instance or the act of striking out) · ko 삼진 (baseball: an instance or the act of striking out)