ALL meanings of right off the bat
right off the bat
R r - 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
- noun right off the bat Slang. a spree; binge: to go on a bat. 1
- noun right off the bat Ceramics. a sheet of gelatin or glue used in bat printing. a slab of moist clay. a ledge or shelf in a kiln. a slab of plaster for holding a piece being modeled or for absorbing excess water from slip. 1
- noun right off the bat batt. 1
- verb with object right off the bat to strike or hit with or as if with a bat or club. 1
- verb with object right off the bat Baseball. to have a batting average of; hit: He batted .325 in spring training. 1
- verb without object right off the bat Sports. to strike at the ball with the bat. to take one's turn as a batter. 1
- verb without object right off the bat Slang. to rush. 1
- idioms right off the bat at bat, Baseball. taking one's turn to bat in a game: at bat with two men in scoring position. an instance at bat officially charged to a batter except when the batter is hit by a pitch, receives a base on balls, is interfered with by the catcher, or makes a sacrifice hit or sacrifice fly: two hits in three at bats. 1
- idioms right off the bat bat the breeze. breeze1 (def 11). 1
- idioms right off the bat go to bat for, Informal. to intercede for; vouch for; defend: to go to bat for a friend. 1
- idioms right off the bat right off the bat, Informal. at once; without delay: They asked me to sing right off the bat. 1
- phrase right off the bat If something happens right off the bat, it happens immediately. 0
- noun right off the bat as the first in a series; to begin with 0