"bat a thousand" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-bat a thousand.ogg [Australia] Forms: bats a thousand [present, singular, third-person], batting a thousand [participle, present], batted a thousand [participle, past], batted a thousand [past]
Etymology: From a baseball batting average, often stated as the number of hits per 1000 at bats- 1000 would be 100 percent. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bat a thousand (third-person singular simple present bats a thousand, present participle batting a thousand, simple past and past participle batted a thousand)
  1. (baseball, literal) To reach first base on every at-bat. Categories (topical): Baseball, Thousand
    Sense id: en-bat_a_thousand-en-verb-i4ovToKd Disambiguation of Thousand: 37 14 15 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English predicates, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 6 5 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 45 7 5 43 Disambiguation of English predicates: 46 17 18 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 44 8 5 43 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (idiomatic) To achieve success at each attempt. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Thousand
    Sense id: en-bat_a_thousand-en-verb-VjPtGBd7 Disambiguation of Thousand: 37 14 15 33
  3. (idiomatic) To achieve perfection. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Thousand
    Sense id: en-bat_a_thousand-en-verb-tM9peyBB Disambiguation of Thousand: 37 14 15 33
  4. (idiomatic) To have identical outcomes with each attempt. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Thousand Synonyms: go, be two for two, bat one thousand Related terms: bat five hundred
    Sense id: en-bat_a_thousand-en-verb-8ejUaYVA Disambiguation of Thousand: 37 14 15 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 6 5 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 45 7 5 43 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 44 8 5 43

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