beat the bat

English

Verb

beat the bat (third-person singular simple present beats the bat, present participle beating the bat, simple past beat the bat, past participle beaten the bat)

  1. (cricket, informal) Of a ball: to just barely avoid being struck by the bat, through sheer luck.
  2. (cricket, informal) Of a bowler: to deliver such a ball.
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