go to bat (English, verb)
expansion: go to bat (third-person singular simple present goes to bat, present participle going to bat, simple past went to bat, past participle gone to bat)
Senses:
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To be the individual or team that is currently batting; to play offense.
glosses: To be aggressive, to be assertive, to actively pursue a goal or action.
tags: figuratively
glosses: To champion, to actively assist, to provide support (for someone).
tags: idiomatic
usually
raw_tags: with for
Forms:
form: goes to bat
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: going to bat
tags: participle
present
form: went to bat
tags: past
form: gone to bat
tags: participle
past