Entertainment / Baseball / Strike: A legal pitch when so called by the umpire, which: Is struck at by the batter and missed; Is not struck at, if the ball passes through the strike zone; Is fouled by the batter when he has less than two strikes; Is bunted foul; Touches the batter as he strikes at it; Touches the batter in flight in the strike zone; After being batted, travels directly from the bat to the catcher's hands and is legally caught by the catcher (foul tip).
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Strike Verb Synonyms: light, ignite
Strike Noun Synonyms: hit, deal a blow to, knock, smack, thump, thwack, crown, cuff, punch, smite, beat, hammer, belabour, batter, pummel or pommel, pelt, buffet, thrash, cudgel, bludgeon, club, whip, horsewhip, scourge, lash, cane, flog, birch, slap, wallop, slug, whac
Strike Adjective Synonyms: deliver, deal, aim, direct
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Entertainment / Bowling / Garbage Hit or Strike: Any hit that produces a strike when it shouldn't, as when it misses the pocket. MORE
Entertainment / Bowling / Steal A Strike: To get a strike on a less-than-perfect hit. MORE
Entertainment / Baseball / Strike Out: When a batter swings and misses three pitchers, receives three pitches within the strike zone without swinging, or a combination of the two. The batter is declared out. Foul balls are counted as strik MORE