strike+out
31strike out — verb Date: 1707 intransitive verb 1. to enter upon a course of action 2. to set out vigorously 3. to make an out in baseball by a strikeout 4. to finish bowling a string with consecutive strikes; specifically to bowl three strikes in the last… …
32strike out — be put out of action through one s own errors He struck out in his attempt to gather enough support to build a new cafeteria in the building …
33strike out — 1. to begin moving or acting with energy or determination. At dawn they struck out on foot toward the town. 2. to fail. In the past our ads have been successful, but we struck out this time. Etymology: from an expression used in baseball,… …
34strike out at — {v. phr.} To attack someone verbally or physically. * /She was so angry that she struck out at him every occasion she got./ …
35strike out at — {v. phr.} To attack someone verbally or physically. * /She was so angry that she struck out at him every occasion she got./ …
36Strike-out — Retrait sur des prises Pour les articles homonymes, voir Retrait (homonymie). Adam Dunn (Cincinnati) s élance sur une troisième prise et est retiré par …
37strike\ out\ at — v. phr. To attack someone verbally or physically. She was so angry that she struck out at him every occasion she got …
38strike out — go out; beat, harm; swim with vigor …
39strike out — (baseball) fail to hit the ball while at bat This time he ll hit the ball. Last time at bat he struck out …
40To strike out — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,… …
