Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open the batting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: open the -bat-ting
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be one of a pair of cricketers (batsmen) that start a side's innings, who are also known as the opening pair or openers.

verb

By extension, to commence proceedings (in general, not just in cricket).

Inflected Forms

opens the batting (present, singular) opening the batting (participle, present) opened the batting (participle, past) opened the batting (past)

Questions

What does open the batting mean?: To be one of a pair of cricketers (batsmen) that start a side's innings, who are also known as the opening pair or openers.

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