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straight bat

straight bat noun: the bat when held vertically, or when swung through a vertical arc.

Noun

straight bat (plural straight bats)

  1. The bat when held vertically, or when swung through a vertical arc.

Verb

straight bat (third-person singular simple present straight bats, present participle straight batting, simple past and past participle straight batted)

  1. To play (a delivery) with the bat held or swung in this manner.

Forms of straight bat

Noun
pluralstraight bats
Verb
third-person singular presentstraight bats
present participlestraight batting
past participlestraight batted
paststraight batted

Questions about straight bat

What does straight bat mean?
Straight bat means the bat when held vertically, or when swung through a vertical arc.
What part of speech is straight bat?
Straight bat can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of straight bat?
The plural of straight bat is straight bats.

Words near straight bat in the dictionary

  1. straight as a die
  2. straight as a ramrod
  3. straight as a soldier
  4. straight as an arrow
  5. straight away
  6. straight bat
  7. straight bats
  8. straight batted
  9. straight batting
  10. straight bridge
  11. straight chain

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