English Explanatory Dictionary

beat the bat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Of a ball: to just barely avoid being struck by the bat, through sheer luck.
  2. Of a bowler: to deliver such a ball.

Word forms

beat the bat beats the bat beating the bat beaten the bat
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on B Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary