BATS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Bat

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: bat
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of a sports team or player) take the role of hitting rather than throwing the ball

Short Definition:

take role of hitting ball

Examples:
  • Australia reached 263 for 4 after choosing to bat
Definition:

hit at (someone or something) with the flat of one's hand

Short Definition:

hit with flat of hand

Examples:
  • he batted the flies away

Word: Bat

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Old English batt ‘club, stick, staff’, perhaps partly from Old French batte, from battre ‘to strike’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: bat
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an implement with a handle and a solid surface, typically of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as cricket, baseball, and table tennis

Short Definition:

implement for hitting ball

Examples:
  • a cricket bat

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