Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An out made by a batter charged with three strikes and credited to the pitcher who threw the strikes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Baseball) an out made by a batter against whom three strikes were called in a single at-bat; also, the same out as credited to the pitcher, in the scoring of the game.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An instance or the act of yielding nothing
- noun baseball An instance or the act of striking out
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes
- verb make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body
- verb cause to get out
- verb put out or be put out by a strikeout
- verb be unsuccessful in an endeavor
- verb remove from a list
- verb set out on a course of action
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Examples
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The strikeout is essentially the pitcher's unassisted contribution to the game.
Andy McDonald: Hail to the King, Baby Andy McDonald 2010
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The strikeout is essentially the pitcher's unassisted contribution to the game.
Andy McDonald: Hail to the King, Baby Andy McDonald 2010
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The strikeout is essentially the pitcher's unassisted contribution to the game.
Andy McDonald: Hail to the King, Baby Andy McDonald 2010
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The strikeout is essentially the pitcher's unassisted contribution to the game.
Andy McDonald: Hail to the King, Baby Andy McDonald 2010
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A strikeout is not a good out in that situation. ''
USATODAY.com 2008
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Spin: Tough break this year for those in strikeout leagues, but Shields-Kazmir fans in keeper leagues should benefit long-term from this bit of restraint by Rays manager Joe Maddon.
Fantasy spin: 30-30 shows Wright owners had 20-20 vision 2007
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Spin: Moyer generally doesn't have a lot of fantasy value in strikeout leagues, but he's someone who is consistent and reliable.
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Gardner: Kazmir might be the top pick in strikeout leagues, but I'd definitely give Haren the edge in 4x4, maybe by a couple of dollars over Kazmir.
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Roger Clemens owners in strikeout leagues should expect K's.
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Andy Van Hekken, Detroit ($4): Sure, you don't want him in strikeout leagues because that's three categories (strikeouts, saves and wins being a Tiger) where he can't help you.
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