English Explanatory Dictionary

bat around

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.
  2. To have a team's first batter of the inning come to bat for a second time (after all of the others in the batting line-up have batted). (See the usage note below.)
  3. To discuss.
  4. To flit quickly from place to place.
  5. To waste time; to idle or loaf.

Word forms

bat around bats around batting around batted around bat about
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