bat out

verb

batted out; batting out; bats out

transitive verb

: to compose especially in a casual, careless, or hurried manner
batted out a first draft of the memo

Examples of bat out in a Sentence

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Rushing has spread his good at-bats out alright. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026 Seeing his shots batted out of the air by Virginia's Ugonna Onyenso. — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026 So, there was no way the Dodgers could send Ohtani to the minor leagues this year for rehab starts and take his potent bat out of the lineup. — John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Ohtani's pitch never came close to the strike zone, but despite the pitch getting way away from him, Altuve stuck his bat out and did not come close to making contact. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bat out

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bat out was in 1941

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