The term 'strikes out' can be defined as an action of erasing, crossing out, fanning, whiffing, nixing, deleting, canceling, omitting, deles, bombs, and xes. Erasing is the act of removing something from a surface, such as a written word or phrase. Crossing out is the act of drawing a line through something to indicate that it should not be taken into account. Fanning is the act of waving something in the air to create a cooling effect. Whiffing is the act of taking a quick smell of something. Nixing is the act of rejecting or vetoing something. Deleting is the act of removing something from a computer system. Canceling is the act of calling off or stopping something. Omitting is the act of leaving something out or not including it. Deles is the plural form of dele, which is a French word meaning 'to delete'. Bombs is the act of striking out with a loud noise. Xes is the plural form of the letter X, which is often used to indicate something has been crossed out. All of these actions can be summed up as 'strikes out'.