STRIKE OUT

• (verb) set out on a course of action

  "He struck out on his own"

• (verb) remove from a list

  "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"

  synonyms : cross off , cross out , mark , strike off

• (verb) cause to get out

  "The pitcher retired three batters", "the runner was put out at third base"

  synonyms : retire

• (verb) put out or be put out by a strikeout

  "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"

• (verb) make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body

• (verb) be unsuccessful in an endeavor

  "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"

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