Transcription
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- [at bat]
- /æt bæt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [at bat]
- /æt bæt/
Definitions of at-bat word
- noun at-bat Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket. 1
- noun at-bat a heavy stick, club, or cudgel. 1
- noun at-bat Informal. a blow, as with a bat. 1
- noun at-bat any fragment of brick or hardened clay. 1
- noun at-bat Masonry. a brick cut transversely so as to leave one end whole. 1
- noun at-bat British Slang. speed; rate of motion or progress, especially the pace of the stroke or step of a race. 1
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Origin of at-bat
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English bat, bot, batte, Old English batt, perhaps < Celtic; compare Irish, Scots Gaelic bat, bata staff, cudgel; (v.) Middle English batten, partly from the noun, partly < Old French batre; see batter1
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Parts of speech for At-bat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
at-bat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".