"bat away" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bats away [present, singular, third-person], batting away [participle, present], batted away [participle, past], batted away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bat away (third-person singular simple present bats away, present participle batting away, simple past and past participle batted away)
  1. To knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself. Translations (to knock an object): wegslaan (Dutch), lyödä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bat_away-en-verb-sx1WDwsm Disambiguation of 'to knock an object': 100 0 0 0
  2. To avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion. Translations (to avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion): väistää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bat_away-en-verb-K9lrG9KF Disambiguation of 'to avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion': 0 96 2 2
  3. (US, baseball, of a batter) To use one's own judgment to aggressively swing at pitches, rather than following a coaches instructions. Tags: US Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-bat_away-en-verb-eeXkFVl2 Categories (other): American English Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (US, circus slang) To use any means to take the money of participants in a circus gaming attraction. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-bat_away-en-verb-FKTzJdUa Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "away", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 9 28 58 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "away": 10 11 25 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 11 20 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 10 24 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 14 23 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 16 29 49 Topics: arts, circus, hobbies, lifestyle, performing-arts, sports

Inflected forms

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