strike+out
11strike out — phrasal verb Word forms strike out : present tense I/you/we/they strike out he/she/it strikes out present participle striking out past tense struck out past participle struck out 1) [intransitive] to start doing something new or different,… …
12strike out — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to act ) to strike out against, at (to strike out against injustice) 2) (d; intr.) to strike out for ( to set out for ) (to strike out for shore) 3) (misc.) to strike out on one s own ( to begin an independent existence ) * * * …
13strike out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you strike out, you begin to do something different, often because you want to become more independent. [V P] She wanted me to strike out on my own, buy a business. [V P] ...a desire to make changes and to strike out in new… …
14strike out — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, abstract, be off, bear, bear for, bear up for, bear up to, beget, blot, blot out, blue pencil, bomb, bowdlerize, break for, breed, bring forth, bring into being, call into being, cancel, cast off,… …
15strike out — UK US strike out Phrasal Verb with strike({{}}/straɪk/ verb (struck, struck) ► [I] to begin a new career or activity, usually on your own: »He left the corporate banking world with the aim of striking out and setting up his own business. strike… …
16strike·out — /ˈstraıkˌaʊt/ noun, pl outs [count] baseball : an out in baseball that occurs when a batter gets three strikes The pitcher had 10 strikeouts in the game. [=the pitcher struck out 10 batters] see also strike out at ↑strike, 1 …
17strike out — phr verb Strike out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑batter Strike out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑batter …
18strike out (to) — Fail; initiate a new activity or enterprise. ► “But when Mr. DiCarlo threatened to strike out on his own, Mr. Boudreau offered a compromise: John Hancock agreed to become a minority owner of a new hedge fund firm that Mr. DiCarlo would run.”… …
19strike someone out (or strike out) — 1》 Baseball dismiss someone (or be dismissed) by means of three strikes. 2》 (strike out) N. Amer. informal be unsuccessful. → strike …
20strike out on your own — strike out on (your) own to begin a new and independent activity. Instead of joining the family business, I decided to strike out on my own …
