strike out

strike out
1) (to erase or cross out (a word etc): He read the essay and struck out a word here and there.) borrar; tachar
2) (to start fighting: He's a man who strikes out with his fists whenever he's angry.) arremeter contra, empezar a repartir golpes
strike out vi
1) head: salir (para)
2) : ser ponchado (en béisbol)
the batter struck out: poncharon al bateador
Sense I
1) v + adv
(physically, verbally)

to strike out (at somebody/something) — arremeter (contra alguien/algo)

2) (set out, proceed) emprender el camino or la marcha

to strike out for something: they struck out for the summit emprendieron el camino hacia la cumbre; to strike out on one's own — ponerse* a trabajar por cuenta propia

3)
a) (in baseball) poncharse
b) (fail) (AmE) fracasar
Sense II
4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
(remove from list) tachar
5) (in baseball) ponchar
1.
VT + ADV (=cross out) tachar
2. VI + ADV
1) (=hit out) arremeter (at contra)

to strike out wildly — dar golpes sin mirar a quien

2) (=set out) dirigirse

to strike out for the shore — (empezar a) nadar (resueltamente) hacia la playa

to strike out on one's own — (in business) volar con sus propias alas

* * *
Sense I
1) v + adv
(physically, verbally)

to strike out (at somebody/something) — arremeter (contra alguien/algo)

2) (set out, proceed) emprender el camino or la marcha

to strike out for something: they struck out for the summit emprendieron el camino hacia la cumbre; to strike out on one's own — ponerse* a trabajar por cuenta propia

3)
a) (in baseball) poncharse
b) (fail) (AmE) fracasar
Sense II
4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
(remove from list) tachar
5) (in baseball) ponchar

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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