bat away
bat away verb: to knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself.
Verb
bat away (third-person singular simple present bats away, present participle batting away, simple past and past participle batted away)
- To knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself.
- The ball can still be batted away with one or both hands. It can be batted from a player's hands or batted away during a shot.
- To avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.
- For his part, Hank Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary - asked about the impact of US energy policies on food prices on Friday - tried to bat away the question.2008 April 13, Robin McKie, Heather Stewart, “Hunger. Strikes. Riots. The food crisis bites”, in The Observer
- To use one's own judgment to aggressively swing at pitches, rather than following a coaches instructions.
- To use any means to take the money of participants in a circus gaming attraction.
Forms of bat away
| third-person singular present | bats away |
|---|---|
| present participle | batting away |
| past participle | batted away |
| past | batted away |
Questions about bat away
- What does bat away mean?
- Bat away means to knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself.
- What part of speech is bat away?
- Bat away is a verb.
- What is the past tense of bat away?
- The past tense of bat away is batted away.
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