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strike out looking

strike out looking verb: to strike out (a batter) without the batter swinging at the called strike.

Verb

strike out looking (third-person singular simple present strikes out looking, present participle striking out looking, simple past and past participle struck out looking)

  1. (transitive) To strike out (a batter) without the batter swinging at the called strike.
  2. (intransitive) To strike out without swinging at the called strike.
  3. (colloquial, figuratively, intransitive) To fail while giving little effort.

Forms of strike out looking

third-person singular presentstrikes out looking
present participlestriking out looking
past participlestruck out looking
paststruck out looking

Questions about strike out looking

What does strike out looking mean?
Strike out looking means to strike out (a batter) without the batter swinging at the called strike.
What part of speech is strike out looking?
Strike out looking is a verb.
What is the past tense of strike out looking?
The past tense of strike out looking is struck out looking.

Words near strike out looking in the dictionary

  1. strike off strength
  2. strike oil
  3. strike one's colors
  4. strike one's flag
  5. strike out
  6. strike out looking
  7. strike out the side
  8. strike partner
  9. strike partners
  10. strike plate
  11. strike plates

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