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batting in

batting in is the present participle and gerund of bat in.

Meaning of bat in

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To bat so that a runner on base effects (a run).
    • a. 2001, William Harrington, Elliott Roosevelt's Murder at the President's Door: An Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery, 2003 edition, →ISBN, page 55,
      In 1927, when Ruth hit sixty home runs, Gehrig had a better batting average and batted in more runs.

Questions about batting in

What is batting in the present participle and gerund of?
Batting in is the present participle and gerund of bat in.

Words near batting in in the dictionary

  1. batting for both sides
  2. batting for the other side
  3. batting for the other team
  4. batting glove
  5. batting gloves
  6. batting in
  7. batting one's eyelashes
  8. batting one's eyes
  9. batting order
  10. batting orders
  11. batting out

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