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bat something around 1. Lit. to knock something around with a bat or something similar. Terry spent a little time batting a ball around, then he went home. Let's bat around some balls before we go home. 2. Fig. to discuss something back and forth. Let's bat this around a little bit tomorrow at our meeting. Do you want to bat around this matter a little more? bat around something also bat something around to discuss an idea or opinion A bunch of us batted around ideas at the annual meeting. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Then a funny thing happened to a pitcher who had just let the visitors bat around. If, for example, the hitter wraps the bat around his head in the stance, he can be vulnerable to the inside fastball. Barry Bonds whips a baseball bat around to smack yet another home run. |
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