strike-out
strike-out is the alternative spelling of strikeout.
Meaning of strikeout
Noun
strikeout (countable and uncountable, plural strikeouts)
- An instance or the act of yielding nothing.
- We've had one strikeout after the other on the Jones account.
- An instance or the act of striking out.
- The pitcher recorded seven strikeouts in the game.
- Cancellation of a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.
Forms of strike-out
| plural | strike-outs |
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Origin of strike-out
Deverbal from strike out.
Questions about strike-out
- What is strike-out the alternative spelling of?
- Strike-out is the alternative spelling of strikeout.
Words near strike-out in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: strike-out (page history and authors); strikeout (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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