Definition of Batting
Noun: batting ba-ting
- (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
- Stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fibre
- batten
- (baseball) Strike (a ball in a game) with a baseball, cricket or other type of bat
"bat the ball"
- Wink briefly
"bat one's eyelids";
- flutter
- (baseball) have a turn at bat
"Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
- (baseball) use a bat
"Who's batting?"
- Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
"We batted the other team on Sunday!";
- cream, clobber, drub, thrash, lick, trounce, wipe the floor, whale [N. Amer], hammer, slaughter, tromp [N. Amer], smoke [N. Amer], muller [Brit], beat hollow
See also:
battinesses
battings
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