beat the bat (English, verb)
expansion: beat the bat (third-person singular simple present beats the bat, present participle beating the bat, simple past beat the bat, past participle beaten the bat)
Senses:
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Of a ball: to just barely avoid being struck by the bat, through sheer luck.
tags: informal
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Of a bowler: to deliver such a ball.
tags: informal
Forms:
form: beats the bat
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: beating the bat
tags: participle
present
form: beat the bat
tags: past
form: beaten the bat
tags: participle
past