1. to begin moving or acting with energy or determination.

At dawn they struck out on foot toward the town.

2. to fail.

In the past our ads have been successful, but we struck out this time.

Etymology: from an expression used in baseball, referring to a play in which the hitter fails to hit the ball

• stick out
• stick out a mile
• stick out like a sore thumb
• Sticks and stones may break my bones .
• Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.
• sticks in mind
• sticks in your mind
• stick someone with
• stick someone with someone
• stick someone with something
• Stick something up your arse!
• Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!
• stick the knife in
• stick-thin
• stick to
• stick to beat someone with
• stick to beat something with
• stick together
• stick to guns
• stick to knitting
• stick to ribs
• stick to something
• stick to your guns
• stick to your knitting
• stick to your ribs