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(intransitive, often with at) To lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.

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strike out

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strike out

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intransitive often with at figuratively ergative colloquial

(intransitive, often with at) To lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.

Japanese Meaning

（特に腕の届く範囲内にある対象に対して）ふいに激しく打撃する、襲いかかる / （相手に）容赦なく攻撃する、激しく振る舞う

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When criticized, he tends to strike out at anyone nearby, even friends.

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批判されると、彼は近くにいる人に対して当たり散らすことがあり、友人にさえそうすることがある。

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(intransitive, often with at) To lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.

The gallant old skipper had struck out with his fist and the blow took effect; "spread the chap's nose all ower his fyesce" as he afterwards said ...

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(figuratively) To strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation.

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(law, figuratively) to treat something as settled

A Suit filed by respondent Establissment Sima of Vaduz was on the 2nd day of March, 1988 struck out by the Federal High Court. An application under Order 9 rule 6 Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules was argued before that court on 17th day of October, 1988 for relisting the suit. Even though the present appellant as respondent to that motion opposed, the prayer was granted.

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(ergative, baseball, softball) Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.

Jones struck out on a nasty slider.

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(intransitive, colloquial, figuratively) To fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a (hopefully romantic) date.