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carry the bat

carry the bat verb: to bat throughout the whole of an innings, being one of the openers and remaining not out when 10 wickets have fallen.

Verb

carry the bat (third-person singular simple present carries the bat, present participle carrying the bat, simple past and past participle carried the bat)

  1. To bat throughout the whole of an innings, being one of the openers and remaining not out when 10 wickets have fallen.

Forms of carry the bat

third-person singular presentcarries the bat
present participlecarrying the bat
past participlecarried the bat
pastcarried the bat
alternative formcarry one's bat

Questions about carry the bat

What does carry the bat mean?
Carry the bat means to bat throughout the whole of an innings, being one of the openers and remaining not out when 10 wickets have fallen.
What part of speech is carry the bat?
Carry the bat is a verb.
What is the past tense of carry the bat?
The past tense of carry the bat is carried the bat.

Words near carry the bat in the dictionary

  1. carry out one's bat
  2. carry over
  3. carry owls to Athens
  4. carry someone's water
  5. carry the ball
  6. carry the bat
  7. carry the can
  8. carry the day
  9. carry the mail
  10. carry the mantle
  11. carry the message to Garcia

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