STRIKEOUT

strikeout

(noun) an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

strikeout (plural strikeouts)

An instance or the act of yielding nothing

(baseball) An instance or the act of striking out

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

Verb

strikeout (third-person singular simple present strikeouts, present participle strikeouting, simple past and past participle strikeouted)

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

Anagrams

• outstrike

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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