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dusts off a batter

dusts off a batter is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dust off a batter.

Meaning of dust off a batter

Verb

dust off a batter (third-person singular simple present dusts off a batter, present participle dusting off a batter, simple past and past participle dusted off a batter)

  1. (idiomatic) for a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate.
    • That pitcher doesn't like the hitters too close to the plate so every once in a while he'll dust off a batter.

Questions about dusts off a batter

What is dusts off a batter the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dusts off a batter is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dust off a batter.

Words near dusts off a batter in the dictionary

  1. dustrag
  2. dustrags
  3. dusts
  4. dusts down
  5. dusts off
  6. dusts off a batter
  7. dusts off the cobwebs
  8. dusts out
  9. dusts someone's jacket
  10. dusts up
  11. dustsheet

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