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Meanings of strike out in English

Portuguese
desmarcar
Spanish
borrar

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desmarcar
Portuguese
strikeout
Spanish
strikeout
Catalan
eliminació per strikes

In baseball, a batter called out due to three strikes.

strikeout
Catalan
retirar
Spanish
echar

Cause to get out.

retirar
Synonyms
Examples for "retire"
Examples for "retire"
1
Public sector workers have been able to retire at much earlier ages.
BBC
2
Reached at his office, Carroll said he was simply ready to retire.
Reuters
3
Shabalala's health complications forced him to retire from the group in 2014.
The South African
4
As those workers retire, though, the skills shortage could become a crisis.
Reuters
5
Just one more, he thought, and I shall retire from the war.
The Young Lions
Usage of strike out in English
1
It's easier and more acceptable to strike out on one's own today.
Drawing Down the Moon
2
This method models how to talk things out rather than strike out.
Have a new kid by friday: how to change your child's attitude, b...
3
The lawyer moves to strike out the latter part of the answer.
The Man in Court
4
Finally, they decide to strike out on their own, with disastrous results.
Reuters
5
I took their energy again, but not to feed, to strike out.
The Harlequin
6
Serena Williams has often had to defend herself and strike out alone.
The Irish Times
7
Abandoning the path near a gate, I strike out across open mountainside.
The Irish Times
8
Sakalar and his friends determined to strike out in a straight line.
International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science -...
9
With rough adieus the party strike out eastwardly toward the San Joaquin.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
10
Leaving the mountain behind, we strike out directly across the high plateau.
The Western United States: A Geographical Reader
11
We calculated to dissolve the partnership and strike out for ourselves elsewhere.
On the Frontier
12
That motion is to strike out the specie-paying part of the bill.
The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster / With an Essa...
13
Time to leave the light and strike out into the darkness again.
Mine
14
They strike out of the mists and disappear again just as swiftly.
Tuck
15
If I strike out the maid, I can think of something else.
The Last of the Peterkins / With Others of Their Kin
16
They would far rather cut loose and strike out on their own.
The Guardian
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Common
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Common
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Common
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