Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead bat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
dead- -bat
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bat when held with a light grip such that it gives when the ball strikes it, and the ball loses momentum and falls to the ground.

verb

To play (the ball) with a dead bat.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

dead bats (plural) dead bats (present, singular) dead batting (participle, present) dead batted (participle, past) dead batted (past)

Questions

What does dead bat mean?
The bat when held with a light grip such that it gives when the ball strikes it, and the ball loses momentum and falls to the ground.

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