batting out

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to expel, using bats, paddles or similar things.
2. (transitive) to churn out, produce hurriedly
3. (transitive) to flatten something (e.g. with a rolling pin)
4. to continue batting (normally to prevent what would otherwise result in losing a match)