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strikeout

/ˈstraɪkaʊt/

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noun

An instance or the act of yielding nothing

Examples :

"The baseball player's strikeout ended the inning, leaving runners stranded on base. "

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noun

An instance or the act of striking out

Examples :

"The pitcher recorded seven strikeouts in the game."

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noun

(wordprocessing) Cancellation of a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.

Examples :

"The teacher used a red pen to mark the student's error with a single strikeout instead of completely erasing it. "

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verb

(textprocessing) To cancel a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.

Examples :

"The teacher asked me to strikeout the wrong answer and write the correct one next to it. "

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