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Strikeout vs Expunged - What's the difference?

strikeout | expunged |

As a noun strikeout

is an instance or the act of yielding nothing.

As a verb expunged is

past tense of expunge.

strikeout

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instance or the act of yielding nothing
    • We've had one strikeout after the other on the Jones account.
  • (baseball) An instance or the act of striking out
    • The pitcher recorded seven strikeouts in the game.
  • (computing, wordprocessing) Cancellation of a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.

    • See also

    * strike out * walk * single * double

    expunged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (expunge)

    • Anagrams

    *

    expunge

    English

    Verb

    (expung)
  • To erase or strike out.
  • To eliminate completely; annihilate.

    • Derived terms

    * expunction