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carry the bat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
car-ry the -bat
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bat throughout the whole of an innings, being one of the openers and remaining not out when 10 wickets have fallen.

Inflected Forms

carries the bat (present, singular) carrying the bat (participle, present) carried the bat (participle, past) carried the bat (past) carry one's bat (alternative)

Questions

What does carry the bat mean?
To bat throughout the whole of an innings, being one of the openers and remaining not out when 10 wickets have fallen.

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