go to bat for

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goh too bat fawr]
- /goʊ tu bæt fɔr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goh too bat fawr]
- /goʊ tu bæt fɔr/

Definitions of go to bat for words

noun go to bat for 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 go to bat for a heavy stick, club, or cudgel. 1
noun go to bat for Informal. a blow, as with a bat. 1
noun go to bat for any fragment of brick or hardened clay. 1
noun go to bat for Masonry. a brick cut transversely so as to leave one end whole. 1
noun go to bat for 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 go to bat for

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 Go to bat for

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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go to bat for 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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Synonyms for go to bat for

verb go to bat for

back up — If someone or something backs up a statement, they supply evidence to suggest that it is true.
defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
recommend — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.

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