Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Baseball A player's official turn to bat, counted in figuring a batting average unless the catcher interferes or unless the player is hit by the ball, makes a sacrifice hit, or is walked.
Wiktionary
- baseball In the batter's box.
- n. baseball A final resolution to a batter's turn at the plate which does not result in a walk, a hit by pitch, a sacrifice hit or sacrifice fly, or catcher interference
Examples
“At the schoolhouse my former chums were in the yard playing stickball, squeezing in the last at bat before Mr. Proctor, the headmaster, called them back inside for their afternoon lessons.”
“But the damage had been done, and the Pelicans would take their last turn at bat against Preacher Wil trailing by six runs.”
“Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat which interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘at bat’.
-
Just Batty
vesper bat, vampire bat, fruit bat, baseball bat, Roy Batty, Townsend's big-ea..., Kitti's Hog-nosed..., giant golden-crow..., pipistrelle bat, Birdlike Noctule, stellaluna, Allen's Big-eared... and 174 more...
-
My Little League Baseball Life
A big part of my life - for now. Maybe someday I'll have a "My Major League Baseball Life." If so, free tickets for all Wordies.
seemingly-never-e..., winners bracket, dugout, cleats, gatorade, dirt, cup, jersey, coach, rbi, walk, era and 112 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for at bat.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.