bat for both sides

verb

To be bisexual.

Meanings

verbbat for both sides (third-person singular simple present bats for both sides, present participle batting for both sides, simple past and past participle batted for both sides)

present singular third person bats for both sides · participle present batting for both sides · participle past batted for both sides · past batted for both sides

  1. euphemisticTo be bisexual.

    Synonyms: go both ways, swing both ways

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bat, both, sides. To be a batter for both teams in an amateur cricket or baseball game.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo be bisexual.

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