Synonyms: strike out
Definition: set out on a course of action
Usage: He struck out on his own
Similar words: commence, start, start out, set about, set out, get, get down, begin
Definition: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Usage: We began working at dawn; Who will start?; Get working as soon as the sun rises!; The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia; He began early in the day; Let's get down to work now
Synonyms: mark, cross off, cross out, strike off, strike out
Definition: remove from a list
Usage: Cross the name of the dead person off the list
Similar words: take away, take out
Definition: take out or remove
Usage: take out the chicken after adding the vegetables
Synonyms: strike out
Definition: put out or be put out by a strikeout
Usage: Oral struck out three batters to close the inning
Definition: fail to do something; leave something undone
Usage: She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib; The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account
Synonyms: strike out
Definition: make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: strike out
Definition: be unsuccessful in an endeavor
Usage: The candidate struck out with his health care plan
Similar words: fail, miscarry, go wrong
Definition: be unsuccessful
Usage: Where do today's public schools fail?; The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably