bat away en · VERB
Meanings
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To knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself.
The ball can still be batted away with one or both hands. It can be batted from a player's hands or batted away during a shot.
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To avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.
For his part, Hank Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary - asked about the impact of US energy policies on food prices on Friday - tried to bat away the question.
2008 April 13, Robin McKie, Heather Stewart, “Hunger. Strikes. Riots. The food crisis bites”, in The Observer:
- (US, of a batter) To use one's own judgment to aggressively swing at pitches, rather than following a coaches instructions.
- (US, slang) To use any means to take the money of participants in a circus gaming attraction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| batted away | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| batted away | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| batting away | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bats away | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fi lyödä (to knock an object) · fi väistää (to avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion) · nl wegslaan (to knock an object)