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strikeout

strikeout

38 3.9
An out after a batter fails to hit the ball three times in one turn at bat
  • noun
  • /ˈstraɪkaʊt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ponche
  • That's Morris's third strikeout of the evening.
  • number of strikeouts
  • runs and strikeouts

And to tie up that Chris Sale story, I went over three with three strikeouts.

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Examples

  • Eckersley pitched almost 250 innings that season and led the Indians in strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, and wins.

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  • Matusz has pitched to an ERA of 1.35 out of the bullpen with 20 strikeouts over 13 2/3 innings.

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  • That makes strikeout number 25 for Johnson in this young season.

  • Another strikeout for Seamus's team.

  • Brian Matusz calls the strikeout of Hamilton the biggest out of his career.

    Blog text (7)
  • Martin's third at bat resulted in another strikeout.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Eckersley finished with 12 strikeouts, including at least one in every inning.

    Blog text (7)
  • On Thursday, Cruz allowed just one hit and a strikeout over a scoreless frame for the Curve.

    Blog text (4)
  • And that's strikeout number six for our aIumni team hometown heroes.

  • In the final inning, the pitcher recorded his 10th strikeout of the game, helping his team secure the win.

Antonyms

hit
459 1.0

A single strong blow against someone or something

Surface Forms

strikeout singular
strikeouts plural

Morphology

strikeout = strike + out (transparent) = strike + out

The meaning is directly compositional: 'strike' + 'out' denotes being put out by strikes in baseball.

Etymology

Strikeout comes from the two plain baseball words strike and out. A strike in baseball is when the batter 'fails to hit' a good pitch and out means 'removed from play', so a strikeout is when a batter gets three strikes and is 'out', as in 'three strikes and you're out'.