bat out
bat out · bats out · batted out · batting out
To expel, using bats, paddles or similar thingsTo expel, using bats, paddles or similar things.
» Tom took off like a bat out of hell.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To expel, using bats, paddles or similar things.
(transitive)To churn out, produce hurriedly
(transitive)To flatten something (e.g. with a rolling pin)
To continue batting (normally to prevent what would otherwise result in losing a match)
Examples
3 sentencesTom took off like a bat out of hell.
Bats come out at nightfall.
ruЛетучие мыши появляются с наступлением темноты.
That car is fast. It goes like a bat out of hell.
Forms
bats out, batting out, batted out, batted out| Base form | bat out · to bat out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bats out |
| Present participle | batting out |
| Past simple | batted out |
| Past participle | batted out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- bat outTo expel, using bats, paddles or similar things.
- bat inTo bat so that a runner on base effects (a run).
- bat awayTo knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself.
- bat aroundTo have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.
- bat roundSynonym of bat around.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb