"open the batting" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-open the batting.ogg [Australia] Forms: opens the batting [present, singular, third-person], opening the batting [participle, present], opened the batting [participle, past], opened the batting [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} open the batting (third-person singular simple present opens the batting, present participle opening the batting, simple past and past participle opened the batting)
  1. (cricket) To be one of a pair of cricketers (batsmen) that start a side's innings, who are also known as the opening pair or openers. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-open_the_batting-en-verb-Ce9yhg9U 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: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (idiomatic) By extension, to commence proceedings (in general, not just in cricket). Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-open_the_batting-en-verb-Ey6MEXgc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51

Inflected forms

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