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bat
1: a stout solid stick : club2: a sharp blow : stroke3 a: a usually wooden implement used for hitting the ball in various games b: a paddle used in various games (as table tennis) c: the short whip used by a jockey4 a: batsman
, batter <a right-handed bat> b: a turn at batting —usually used in the phrase at bat c: hitting ability <we need his bat in the lineup>5: batt6British : rate of speed : gait7: binge
— off one's own bat
chiefly British : through one's own efforts
— off the bat
: without delay : immediately <recognized him right off the bat>
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