strike out

go out; beat, harm; swim with vigor

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Verb
1. remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
(synonym) cross off, cross out, strike off, mark
(hypernym) take away, take out
2. put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"
(hypernym) fail, neglect
(hyponym) fan
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
3. be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"
(hypernym) fail, go wrong, miscarry
4. cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
(synonym) retire
(cause) move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
(derivation) strikeout
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
5. set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"
(hypernym) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence

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.

fail to hit the ball while at bat This time he'll hit the ball. Last time at bat he struck 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, cast out, censor, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, coin, conceive, concoct, contrive, cook up, crap out, cross out, cut, cut and thrust, cut out, dash for, dele, delete, deport, design, develop, devise, discover, dispose of, draw a blank, dream up, drop a bomb, drop the ball, edit, edit out, efface, eject, elide, eliminate, engender, eradicate, erase, evolve, exile, expatriate, expel, expunge, expurgate, fabricate, fan, feint, flail at, flail away at, flop, flummox, fold, fold up, frame, generate, get left, get off, get quit of, get rid of, get shut of, give being to, give rise to, go for, go forth, hatch, head, hit at, hit for, improvise, invent, issue, issue forth, kill, lash out at, lay an egg, lay for, let drive at, let fly at, light out, liquidate, lose out, lunge at, make, make do with, make for, make up, make up to, mature, mint, not hack it, not make it, obliterate, omit, originate, outlaw, outset, outstart, pick out, plan, poke at, procreate, purge, put forth, raze, remove, rescind, root out, root up, rub out, rule out, run for, sail for, sally, sally forth, scratch, scratch out, set, set forth, set forward, set off, set out, set out for, spawn, sponge, sponge out, start, start off, start out, steer for, strike, strike at, strike off, strike out at, swing at, swing on, take off, take the count, think out, think up, throw over, throw overboard, thrust at, void, weed out, whiff, wipe out