bat five hundred en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From the practice of reckoning the batting average of a hitter in baseball in thousandths.
Meanings
- (idiomatic) To be successful half of the time; to have a success rate of 50%.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bats five hundred | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| batted five hundred | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| batted five hundred | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| batting five hundred | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |