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beating the bat

beating the bat is the present participle and gerund 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 beating the bat

What is beating the bat the present participle and gerund of?
Beating the bat is the present participle and gerund of beat the bat.

Words near beating the bat in the dictionary

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

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