Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beat the bat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
beat- the -bat
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a ball: to just barely avoid being struck by the bat, through sheer luck.

Informal

verb

Of a bowler: to deliver such a ball.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

beats the bat (present, singular) beating the bat (participle, present) beaten the bat (participle, past)

Questions

What does beat the bat mean?
Of a ball: to just barely avoid being struck by the bat, through sheer luck.

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