pure vs strike out

pure

verb
  • to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately 

adj
  • Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants. 

  • Free of foreign material or pollutants. 

  • Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied. 

  • Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science. 

  • Mere; that and that only. 

  • Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant. 

  • A lot of. 

  • Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean. 

noun
  • One who, or that which, is pure. 

adv
  • to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly. 

strike out

verb
  • To lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head. 

  • To draw a line through some text such as a printed or written sentence, with the purpose of deleting that text from the rest of the document. 

  • To fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a (hopefully romantic) date. 

  • To begin to make one's way. 

  • To strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation. 

  • to treat something as settled 

  • Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter. 

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