bat out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bat out]
- /bæt aʊt/
- /bæt ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bat out]
- /bæt aʊt/

Definitions of bat out words

noun bat out to create or compose quickly or hastily 3
noun bat out 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 bat out a heavy stick, club, or cudgel. 1
noun bat out Informal. a blow, as with a bat. 1
noun bat out any fragment of brick or hardened clay. 1
noun bat out Masonry. a brick cut transversely so as to leave one end whole. 1

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Origin of bat out

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 out

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bat out 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".

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