strike out synonyms

strike out

v.

  1. To begin something new

    start, start out, initiate, find a new approach; see begin 1.

  2. To cancel

    obliterate, invalidate, expunge; see cancel 1, remove 1.

  3. In baseball, to make three strikes

    be struck out, be called out, make an out, fan*, whiff*, bat the breeze*, go down swinging*.

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