Standard Lemma guide

strikeout

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /stɹaɪːkæʊt/
  • General-American: [st͡ʃhɹəɪːkæʊ̯ʔ]
  • General-American: [stɹəɪːkæʊ̯ʔ]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S T R AY1 K AW2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance or the act of yielding nothing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • We've had one strikeout after the other on the Jones account.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An instance or the act of striking out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • The pitcher recorded seven strikeouts in the game.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Cancellation of a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To cancel a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: out

Narrower terms: whiff

History

Etymology

Deverbal from strike out.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 三振 (sānzhèn) — baseball: an instance or the act of striking out
  • Japanese: 三振 (sanshin) — baseball: an instance or the act of striking out
  • Korean: 삼진 (samjin) — baseball: an instance or the act of striking out
  • Polish: strikeout — baseball: an instance or the act of striking out
  • Māori: tāhīpae — computing: cancellation of text items by crossing out rather than deleting
  • Polish: przekreślenie — computing: cancellation of text items by crossing out rather than deleting
  • Māori: tāhīpae — computing: to cancel text items by crossing them out rather than deleting
  • Polish: przekreślać — computing: to cancel text items by crossing them out rather than deleting
  • Polish: przekreślić — computing: to cancel text items by crossing them out rather than deleting