"bat for the other team" meaning in All languages combined

See bat for the other team on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-bat for the other team.ogg Forms: bats for the other team [present, singular, third-person], batting for the other team [participle, present], batted for the other team [participle, past], batted for the other team [past]
Etymology: From cricket or baseball, in print c. 1990. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bat for the other team (third-person singular simple present bats for the other team, present participle batting for the other team, simple past and past participle batted for the other team)
  1. (idiomatic, humorous, euphemistic) To be homosexual. Tags: euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic Categories (topical): LGBTQ Synonyms: bat for the other side Related terms: bat for both sides, on the other bus, bat for the wrong team
    Sense id: en-bat_for_the_other_team-en-verb-FF4F8E9B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "bats for the other team",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "batting for the other team",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "batted for the other team",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "batted for the other team",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        {
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "LGBTQ",
          "orig": "en:LGBTQ",
          "parents": [
            "Sexuality",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Sex",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Reproduction",
            "Fundamental",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be homosexual."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "homosexual",
          "homosexual"
        ]
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        "(idiomatic, humorous, euphemistic) To be homosexual."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "bat for both sides"
        },
        {
          "word": "on the other bus"
        },
        {
          "word": "bat for the wrong team"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bat for the other side"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic",
        "humorous",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "bat for the other team"
}
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "batted for the other team",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "batted for the other team",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "bat for both sides"
    },
    {
      "word": "on the other bus"
    },
    {
      "word": "bat for the wrong team"
    }
  ],
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        "English euphemisms",
        "English humorous terms",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English predicates",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:LGBTQ"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be homosexual."
      ],
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          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "homosexual",
          "homosexual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, humorous, euphemistic) To be homosexual."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic",
        "humorous",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
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  ],
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    }
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    {
      "word": "bat for the other side"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bat for the other team"
}

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