Main Entry:

²bat

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

bat·ted; bat·ting

Date:

15th century

transitive verb1: to strike or hit with or as if with a bat2 a: to advance (a base runner) by batting b: to have a batting average of3: to discuss at length : consider in detailintransitive verb1 a: to strike or hit a ball with a bat b: to take one's turn at bat2: to wander aimlessly