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close the face

close the face verb: to turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.

Verb

close the face (third-person singular simple present closes the face, present participle closing the face, simple past and past participle closed the face)

  1. (idiomatic) To turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.

Forms of close the face

third-person singular presentcloses the face
present participleclosing the face
past participleclosed the face
pastclosed the face

Questions about close the face

What does close the face mean?
Close the face means to turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.
What part of speech is close the face?
Close the face is a verb.
What is the past tense of close the face?
The past tense of close the face is closed the face.

Words near close the face in the dictionary

  1. close stools
  2. close the barn door after the horse has bolted
  3. close the book on
  4. close the books
  5. close the door
  6. close the face
  7. close the loop
  8. close the range
  9. close the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  10. close the stable door after the horse has bolted
  11. close thing

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