fail vs strike out

fail and strike out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fail	No	No	Yes	No
strike out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, strike out is a hyponym of fail; that is, strike out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fail:

As verbs, strike out is a hyponym of fail; that is, strike out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fail:

Other hyponyms of fail include lose track, default, default on, choke, muff, miss.

fail (verb)	strike out (verb)
stop operating or functioning	set out on a course of action
deteriorate	remove from a list
prove insufficient	cause to get out
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake	put out or be put out by a strikeout
become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close	make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body
be unsuccessful	be unsuccessful in an endeavor
fail to get a passing grade
fail to do something; leave something undone
judge unacceptable
be unable
fall short in what is expected