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STRIKEOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does strikeout mean? 

STRIKEOUT (noun)
  The noun STRIKEOUT has 1 sense:

1. an out resulting from the batter getting three strikesplay

  Familiarity information: STRIKEOUT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRIKEOUT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An out resulting from the batter getting three strikes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("strikeout" is a kind of...):

out ((baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball)

Domain category:

ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strikeout"):

whiff (a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike)

Derivation:

strike out (cause to get out)


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