"bat-pad" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-bat-pad.ogg [Australia] Forms: bat-pads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bat-pad (plural bat-pads)
  1. (cricket) One of a pair of soft padded coverings that protect the legs of the person batting; a pad or batting pad. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-bat-pad-en-noun-4jp0ltuq Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (cricket, informal) A fielding position very close to the batsman, square on the leg side, designed to catch the ball from a misplaced defensive shot. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-bat-pad-en-noun-EWb~5S4K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 48 15 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (cricket, informal) A fielder in this position. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-bat-pad-en-noun-kXvbmov2 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bat-pad meaning in English (2.9kB)

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