strikeout

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strikeout

/stɹaɪːkæʊt/ US
[st͡ʃʰɹəɪːkæʊ̯ʔ] US
[stɹəɪːkæʊ̯ʔ] US

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Deverbal from strike out.

noun strikeouts · strike-out

countable An instance or the act of yielding nothing. We've had one strikeout after the other on the Jones account.
countable An instance or the act of striking out. The pitcher recorded seven strikeouts in the game.
countable, uncountable Cancellation of a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.

verb strikeouts · strikeouting · strikeouted · strike-out

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

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noun baseball: an instance or the act of striking out

한국어	삼진 samjin
日本語	三振 sanshin
中文	三振 sānzhèn

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"strikeout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/strikeout. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

strikeout. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/strikeout

Chicago

"strikeout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/strikeout.

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@misc{strikeout_2026,
  title = {strikeout},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strikeout},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}