Strikeout: meaning, definitions and examples
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strikeout
[ ˈstraɪkaʊt ]
baseball term
A strikeout occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during their turn at bat. It results in the batter being declared out and is a crucial part of baseball statistics.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The pitcher threw a fastball for the strikeout.
- He leads the league in strikeouts this season.
- The strikeout ended the inning without any runs scored.
to eliminate
To strikeout is to eliminate or to mark something as non-viable. This term can apply in various contexts, such as editing text or in a figurative sense.
Synonyms
cross out, delete.
Examples of usage
- She decided to strikeout the unnecessary details from her report.
- He struck out several poor candidates from the list.
- They will strike out the outdated rules from the manual.
Translations
Translations of the word "strikeout" in other languages:
🇵🇹 riscar
🇮🇳 स्ट्राइकआउट
🇩🇪 Durchstreichen
🇮🇩 coret
🇺🇦 закреслення
🇵🇱 przekreślenie
🇯🇵 打ち消し線
🇫🇷 barré
🇪🇸 tachado
🇹🇷 çizgi çekme
🇰🇷 취소선
🇸🇦 خط مضروب
🇨🇿 přeškrtnutí
🇸🇰 preškrtnutie
🇨🇳 删除线
🇸🇮 prečrtano
🇮🇸 strika út
🇰🇿 кресу
🇬🇪 გადაწყვეტა
🇦🇿 silmə
🇲🇽 tachado
Etymology
The term 'strikeout' comes from the combination of the word 'strike', which in a baseball context refers to a pitched ball that the batter swings at and misses, or does not swing at and the ball passes through the strike zone. The word 'out' denotes a player being declared out and is often used in various contexts outside of baseball. The usage of 'strikeout' as a noun became formalized in the early 20th century, reflecting the evolving nature of baseball and its lexicon. As baseball became more popular in America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, terms like 'strikeout' entered the common vernacular, representing not only a statistical measurement of a player's performance but also the dramatic moments in the game that capture the crowd's attention.