dead bat

noun

The bat when held with a light grip such that it gives when the ball strikes it, and the ball loses momentum and falls to the ground.

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Meanings

noundead bat (plural dead bats)

plural dead bats

  1. ball gamesThe bat when held with a light grip such that it gives when the ball strikes it, and the ball loses momentum and falls to the ground.
verbdead bat (third-person singular simple present dead bats, present participle dead batting, simple past and past participle dead batted)

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

  1. transitiveball gamesTo play (the ball) with a dead bat.

    Known for his innovative and unpredictable strokeplay, Dhoni had dead-batted this doosra straight back to the bowler.

    2022, Amit Sinha, Joy Bhattacharjya, Do Different: The Untold Dhoni
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APA

dead bat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20bat

MLA

“dead bat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20bat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead bat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20bat.

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