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right off the bat

right off the bat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rahyt awf, of stressed th ee bat]
    • /raɪt ɔf, ɒf stressed ði bæt/
    • /raɪt ɒf ðə bæt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rahyt awf, of stressed th ee bat]
    • /raɪt ɔf, ɒf stressed ði bæt/

Definitions of right off the bat words

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

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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right off the 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".

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