"come to bat" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-come to bat.wav Forms: comes to bat [present, singular, third-person], coming to bat [participle, present], came to bat [past], come to bat [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> to bat}} come to bat (third-person singular simple present comes to bat, present participle coming to bat, simple past came to bat, past participle come to bat)
  1. (cricket, baseball) To have one's turn at bat. Categories (topical): Baseball, Cricket
    Sense id: en-come_to_bat-en-verb-s6QwUHGL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Topics: ball-games, baseball, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. To argue in defense of.
    Sense id: en-come_to_bat-en-verb-qHfjKtWS
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