beat the bat

verb

Of a ball: to just barely avoid being struck by the bat, through sheer luck.

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Meanings

verbbeat the bat (third-person singular simple present beats the bat, present participle beating the bat, simple past beat the bat, past participle beaten the bat)

present singular third person beats the bat · participle present beating the bat · participle past beaten the bat

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

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