Associations to the word «Strikeout»

Wiktionary

STRIKEOUT, noun. An instance or the act of yielding nothing
STRIKEOUT, noun. (baseball) An instance or the act of striking out
STRIKEOUT, noun. (computing) (wordprocessing) Cancellation of a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.

Dictionary definition

STRIKEOUT, noun. An out resulting from the batter getting three strikes.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke