Related Words for off the bat

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right off
//
Phrase, Adverb
start off
//
Phrase, Verb
first off
//
Phrase, Adverb
start out
//
Phrase, Verb
early on
/x/
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
right away
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
off of
//
Phrase
immediately
x/xxx
Adverb
offhand
//
Noun
off guard
//
Phrase
straightaway
/xx
Noun
instantly
/xx
Adverb
first cause
//
Phrase, Noun
initially
x/xx
Adverb
beginning
x/x
Noun
straight up
//
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
launch into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
immediate
x/xx
Adjective
kick off
//
Phrase, Verb
for starters
//x
Phrase, Adverb
head off
//
Phrase, Verb
first strike
//
Phrase, Noun
offstage
//
Noun
opener
/xx
Noun
starting
/x
Verb
number one
/x/
Phrase, Adjective, Noun
instantaneous
xx/xx
Adjective
take off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
instant
/x
Noun
set off
//
Phrase, Verb
originating
x/xxx
Verb
base hit
//
Phrase, Noun
origin
/xx
Noun
initiating
x/xxx
Verb
lead with
//
Phrase
early
/x
Adjective
head start
//
Phrase, Noun
at first
//
Phrase
up front
//
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
outright
//
Adjective
starting point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
intuitive
x/xx
Adjective
first
/
Adjective
spontaneity
xx/xx
Noun
come off
//
Phrase, Verb
introduction
xx/x
Noun
original
x/xx
Adjective
automatically
xx/xx
Adverb
introductory
xx/xx
Noun
first night
//
Phrase, Noun
be off
//
Phrase
hit home
//
Phrase, Verb
upfront
/x
Adjective
launched
/
Verb
straightway
/x
Adverb
simplistically
x/xx
Adverb
starter
/x
Noun
takeoff
/x
Noun
firstly
/x
Adverb
day one
//
Phrase, Noun, Adverb
initiatory
x/xxx
Adjective
fastball
/x
Noun
immediacy
x/xxx
Noun
abducted
x/x
Adjective
about
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
afraid
x/
Adjective
against
x/
Adjective
alive
x/
Adjective
alligator
/xxx
Noun, Verb
along
x/
Adverb
animal
/xx
Noun, Adjective
ant
/
Noun, Verb
apart
x/
Adverb, Adjective
ascent
x/
Noun
aside
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
askew
x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
ball
/
Noun, Verb
baseball
//
Noun
batman
/x
Name, Verb
baton
x/
Noun, Verb
batsman
/x
Noun
beanie
/x
Noun
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beater
/x
Noun
became
x/
Verb
before
x/
Adverb, Noun
belfry
/x
Noun
beside
x/
Adverb
beyond
x/
Adverb, Noun
bhat
/
Name
bird
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bite
/
Noun, Verb
black
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
blind
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
break
/
Verb, Noun
breakout
/x
Noun, Adjective
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
brooding
/x
Noun, Adjective
bumpy
/x
Adjective
busiest
/xx
Adjective
butterfly
/xx
Noun, Verb
cancel
/x
Verb, Noun
cane
/
Noun, Verb
cap
/
Noun, Verb
cat
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cave
/
Noun, Verb
club
/
Noun, Verb
coasts
/
Noun
colder
/x
Adjective, Noun
coolest
/x
Adjective, Noun
coward
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
crazy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
cricket bat
/x/
Phrase, Noun
crippled
/x
Adjective
crocodile
/xx
Noun, Verb
cudgel
/x
Noun, Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cutoff
/x
Noun, Adjective
damn
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
dampened
/x
Verb, Adjective
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
deactivate
x/xx
Verb
debate
x/
Noun, Verb
decent
/x
Adjective, Noun
deduction
x/x
Noun
defuse
x/
Verb
departure
x/x
Noun
deselect
xx/
Verb
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
dip
/
Noun, Verb
disablement
x/xx
Noun
disconnect
xx/
Noun, Verb
disconnection
xx/x
Noun
discount
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
disengagement
xx/x
Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
driest
/x
Adjective, Noun
drop
/
Noun, Verb
duck
/
Noun, Verb
elevated
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
elm
/
Noun
elsewhere
/x
Adverb, Noun
everything
/xx
Verb
excluding
x/x
Verb
exterior
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
external
x/x
Adjective, Noun
extinct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
extinction
x/x
Noun
extinguishment
x/xx
Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fermentation
xx/x
Noun
fight
/
Verb, Noun
fixed
/
Adjective
flutter
/x
Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
for
/
Noun
forgetful
x/x
Adjective
forth
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
fox
/
Noun, Verb
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
freeze
/
Noun, Verb
frog
/
Noun, Verb
from
/
Verb
fruit bat
//
Phrase, Noun
gentlest
/xx
Adjective
goddam
/x
Noun
gone
/
Adjective
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
goose
/
Noun, Verb
gopher
/x
Noun
gossip
/x
Noun, Verb
grip
/
Noun, Verb
guano
/x
Noun, Verb
hag
/
Noun, Verb
hair
/
Noun, Verb
hand
/
Noun, Verb
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
happiest
/xx
Adjective
hat
/
Noun, Verb
her
x
Noun
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hog
/
Noun, Verb
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
idle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
inactivate
x/xx
Verb
inactive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
initiative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
inoperative
x/xxx
Adjective
jolly
/x
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
judgement
/x
Noun
judgment
/x
Noun
jump
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
latter
/x
Adjective
left
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
less
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
lick
/
Verb, Noun
liminal
/xx
Adjective
lizard
/x
Noun
lopsided
//x
Adjective
lost
/
Adjective
lumber
/x
Noun, Verb
mole
/
Noun, Verb
monkey
/x
Noun, Verb
muffled
/x
Adjective
mute
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
nice
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
night
/
Noun, Verb
not
/
Adverb, Noun
off duty
//x
Phrase
offline
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
offs
/
Noun
offshore
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
oft
/
Adverb, Noun
on
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
opponent
x/x
Noun, Adjective