"dead bat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-dead bat.ogg [Australia] Forms: dead bats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dead bat (plural dead bats)
  1. (cricket) The bat when held with a light grip such that it gives when the ball strikes it, and the ball loses momentum and falls to the ground. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-dead_bat-en-noun-PnspICdu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Audio: en-au-dead bat.ogg [Australia] Forms: dead bats [present, singular, third-person], dead batting [participle, present], dead batted [participle, past], dead batted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} dead bat (third-person singular simple present dead bats, present participle dead batting, simple past and past participle dead batted)
  1. (transitive, cricket) To play (the ball) with a dead bat. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-dead_bat-en-verb-fqvN4B~d Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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