carry out one's bat

verb

To leave the wickets without having been put out.

Meanings

verbcarry out one's bat (third-person singular simple present carries out one's bat, present participle carrying out one's bat, simple past and past participle carried out one's bat)

present singular third person carries out one's bat · participle present carrying out one's bat · participle past carried out one's bat · past carried out one's bat

  1. ball gamesTo leave the wickets without having been put out.
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