"bat for both sides" meaning in All languages combined

See bat for both sides on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-bat for both sides.ogg Forms: bats for both sides [present, singular, third-person], batting for both sides [participle, present], batted for both sides [participle, past], batted for both sides [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bat for both sides (third-person singular simple present bats for both sides, present participle batting for both sides, simple past and past participle batted for both sides)
  1. (somewhat euphemistic) To be bisexual. Tags: euphemistic Synonyms: be bisexual
    Sense id: en-bat_for_both_sides-en-verb-RzNoBNT6 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English predicates Disambiguation of English predicates: 46 54
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bat, both, sides. To be a batter for both teams in an amateur cricket or baseball game. Related terms: bat for the other team
    Sense id: en-bat_for_both_sides-en-verb-XMT6em9u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English predicates: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75

Inflected forms

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