"bat" Definition

  1. “on his own BAT,” on his own account. Evident modification of the cricket term, “off his own bat,” though not connected therewith.—_See_ HOOK.
  2. to take an innings at cricket. To “carry out one’s BAT” is to be last in, _i.e._, to be “not out.” A man’s individual score is said to be made “off his own BAT.”
  3. pace at walking or running. As, “He went off at a good BAT.”

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Position in the dictionary: 113 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: bats, battells, batter, batty, batty-fang, be-argered, be-blowed, beach-comber, beak, beaker-hunter
Previous words in the dictionary: bastile, baste, bash, barrikin, barney, barnacles, barn stormers, barking-iron, barker, bark

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