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bats a thousand

bats a thousand is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Questions about bats a thousand

What is bats a thousand the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bats a thousand is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bat a thousand.

Words near bats a thousand in the dictionary

  1. batrisines
  2. Batroun
  3. batroxobin
  4. batroxostatin
  5. bats
  6. bats a thousand
  7. bats about
  8. bats an eye
  9. bats an eyelid
  10. bats around
  11. bats away

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