Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bat uh-round]
- /bæt əˈraʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bat uh-round]
- /bæt əˈraʊnd/
Definitions of bat around words
- verb bat around to discuss (an idea, proposition, etc) informally 3
- verb bat around to wander or move about 3
- noun bat around to travel or roam about 3
- noun bat around to consider or discuss (an idea, plan, etc.) freely and informally 3
- noun bat around to have all the batters in the lineup come to bat in a single inning 3
- noun bat around 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
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Origin of bat around
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 Bat around
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bat around 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".
bat around usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bat around
verb bat around
- bum — Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
- cruise — A cruise is a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places.
- drift — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- knock about — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- meander — to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
Antonyms for bat around
verb bat around
- stay put — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
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