Meaning & use
strikeout
In baseball, an out recorded when a batter accumulates three strikes during an at-bat.
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The pitcher recorded his tenth strikeout of the game in the seventh inning.
A called strikeout is especially frustrating for a batter who never even swung.
A note on using this word
Strikeout is also used informally outside baseball to mean a failed attempt, as in 'three strikeouts on job applications.'
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