open the batting (English, verb)
expansion: open the batting (third-person singular simple present opens the batting, present participle opening the batting, simple past and past participle opened the batting)
Senses:
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: 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.
glosses: By extension, to commence proceedings (in general, not just in cricket).
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: opens the batting
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: opening the batting
tags: participle
present
form: opened the batting
tags: participle
past
form: opened the batting
tags: past