straight bat

noun

The bat when held vertically, or when swung through a vertical arc.

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Meanings

nounstraight bat (plural straight bats)

plural straight bats

  1. ball gamesThe bat when held vertically, or when swung through a vertical arc.
verbstraight bat (third-person singular simple present straight bats, present participle straight batting, simple past and past participle straight batted)

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

  1. ball gamesTo play (a delivery) with the bat held or swung in this manner.
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APA

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Chicago

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

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