batmanning

Verb (1)

batman (third-person singular simple present batmans, present participle batmanning, simple past and past participle batmanned)

1. To act as a batman, wait on an officer.
   • Batmanning was voluntary. McPherson was a bit incensed about the loss of his batman, but he made do with somebody else.1985, Chris Vokes, John Philip Maclean, Vokes, my story, page 98

Verb (2)

batman (third-person singular simple present batmans, present participle batmanning, simple past and past participle batmanned)

1. (slang) To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does).
   • At 16,200 feet I batmanned madly down the fixed ropes, stopping constantly to catch my breath, not sure how much longer I could continue.1993, Steve Roper, Allen Steck, The Best of Ascent: Twenty-Five Years of the Mountaineering Experience

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