carry the bat

verb

To bat throughout the whole of an innings, being one of the openers and remaining not out when 10 wickets have fallen.

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Meanings

verbcarry the bat (third-person singular simple present carries the bat, present participle carrying the bat, simple past and past participle carried the bat)

present singular third person carries the bat · participle present carrying the bat · participle past carried the bat · past carried the bat · alternative carry one's bat

  1. ball gamesTo bat throughout the whole of an innings, being one of the openers and remaining not out when 10 wickets have fallen.
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