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beaten the bat

beaten the bat is the past participle of beat the bat.

Meaning of beat the bat

Verb

beat the bat (third-person singular simple present beats the bat, present participle beating the bat, simple past beat the bat, past participle beaten the bat)

  1. (informal) Of a ball: to just barely avoid being struck by the bat, through sheer luck.
  2. (informal) Of a bowler: to deliver such a ball.

Questions about beaten the bat

What is beaten the bat the past participle of?
Beaten the bat is the past participle of beat the bat.

Words near beaten the bat in the dictionary

  1. beaten someone round the ears
  2. beaten someone's ass
  3. beaten someone's brains out
  4. beaten someone's time
  5. beaten the air
  6. beaten the bat
  7. beaten the bishop
  8. beaten the bounds
  9. beaten the bushes
  10. beaten the clock
  11. beaten the cock

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