to bat
- verb
- /bæt/
- As TJ viewed her videotape, she observed a student attempting to bat a ball off a tee.
- bat a ball
- bat left
- bat right
It is a lot easier to predict how people are going to bat than how a game is going to come out.
- It is a lot easier to predict how people are going to bat than how a game is going to come out.
- It's just one side batting it back this way and then the other side bats it back this way and nothing happens.
Examples
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In contrast, experience shows that many players can learn to bat effectively from the opposite side.
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Right-handed players can learn to bat left but not to throw left.
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If they go up to bat again... We could lose this damn thing.
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I assume that it's my turn to bat.
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It's not that you're going to bat perfectly.
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It is a lot easier to predict how people are going to bat than how a game is going to come out.
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It would be easier for us if he was batting for the team.
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First to bat, Richie Goodman.
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Ladies and gentlemen... we resume play with the Giants batting in the bottom of the eighth.
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The coach asked him to bat first in the upcoming game because he has the best swing.
Synonyms
To hit a ball hard to make it go far
To strike a ball with a bat or racket in a sport
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A Jewish ceremony for a girl at about 12 that marks becoming an adult in the faith
- Specialized
A small flying mammal from Central and South America that drinks blood from animals
A small bat that flies fast, eats insects, and has a tail sticking out past the skin between its wings
A small brown animal with fur that flies at night in Europe and eats insects
- Specialized
A small fast bat that eats insects and has a long tail that sticks out past its wing skin
A small brown flying animal common in North America that sleeps in houses and forests
A bat with soft brown fur, folded ears, and small wings that sometimes runs on the ground
A small bat with short soft fur that migrates south in winter in the southern United States and Central America
- US
A common bat with short soft fur found in the southern United States that flies south in winter
- Australian
A small bat with orange fur that lives in forests in northwest Australia
- US
A bat with large ears and pale yellow fur that lives in western North America caves
A small brown bat from California and northern Mexico with pockets near its tail
A small flat paddle with a short handle used to hit the ball in table tennis
- Australian
A bat that eats fruit and has tube-shaped nostrils that point away from each other
- Specialized
A bat from tropical America that drinks the blood of animals like cows and birds
A bat with a pointed nose found in the Americas from the southern United States to Paraguay
- US
A large flying animal with dark fur, white spots, and very large ears from the southwestern United States
- Specialized
A bat with very large ears that lives in western North America
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Bat (verb, to hit) comes from using a bat (the club) to strike the ball, so to 'bat' is simply to hit or try to hit the ball with the club.