bat out

verb

To expel, using bats, paddles or similar things.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person bats out · participle present batting out · participle past batted out · past batted out

  1. transitiveTo expel, using bats, paddles or similar things.
  2. transitiveTo churn out, produce hurriedly.
  3. transitivecookingTo flatten something (e.g. with a rolling pin).
  4. ball gamesTo continue batting until the conclusion of play (normally to prevent what would otherwise result in losing the match).
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APA

bat out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bat%20out

MLA

“bat out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bat%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bat out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bat%20out.

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