struck out
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struck out verb phrase (past tense of strike out) To go with vigor and purpose in a certain direction or for a destination.
1939 Hall Coll (Smokemont NC) [We] hunted all night till ten o'clock the next mornin’, never struck nary track ... We took right up the creek and dogs struck right out upper branch, over a ridge. c1950 Adams Grandpap 77 Then she got up behind him an’ they struck off down the road. 1972 AOHP/ALC-226 That was enough to scare us, and then we struck out running down that holler. 2005 Williams Gratitude 528 Dad struck out for the mountains to see about his still.