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Bat around

verb, slang

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  1. 1
    To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning. intransitive

    "If the teams do not have the same number of players, the team with the greater number of players bats around once per inning, and the team with the smaller number of players will bat an equal number of times as the opposing team,[…]."

  2. 2
    To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.; To have a team's first batter of the inning come to bat for a second time (after all of the others in the batting line-up have batted). (See the usage note below.) intransitive
  3. 3
    To discuss. informal, transitive

    "I think we've batted this idea around enough to take a decision."

  4. 4
    To flit quickly from place to place. informal, intransitive

    "You must be tired after batting around all day."

  5. 5
    To waste time; to idle or loaf. informal, intransitive

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