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bat one thousand

bat one thousand is the alternative form of bat a thousand.

Meaning of bat a thousand

Verb

bat a thousand (third-person singular simple present bats a thousand, present participle batting a thousand, simple past and past participle batted a thousand)

  1. (literal) To reach first base on every at-bat.
  2. (idiomatic) To achieve success at each attempt.
    • He's batting a thousand so far with the new boss.
  3. (idiomatic) To achieve perfection.
    • No one can bat a thousand for the whole season.
  4. (idiomatic) To have identical outcomes with each attempt.
    Synonyms:
    go, be two for two

Forms of bat one thousand

third-person singular presentbats one thousand
present participlebatting one thousand
past participlebatted one thousand
pastbatted one thousand

Questions about bat one thousand

What is bat one thousand the alternative form of?
Bat one thousand is the alternative form of bat a thousand.

Words near bat one thousand in the dictionary

  1. bat mitzvahing
  2. bat mitzvahs
  3. bat nut
  4. bat nuts
  5. bat of an eye
  6. bat one thousand
  7. bat one's eyelashes
  8. bat one's eyes
  9. bat out
  10. bat phone
  11. bat phones

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