batting
/'bætiɳ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of hitting a ball with a bat, especially in baseball or cricket: "Batting" refers to the action or skill of a batter or batsman trying to hit the ball.
- Layers of cotton or wool used for stuffing quilts or padding: "Batting" also refers to soft, thick material made of cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers, used for insulation or filling.
Usage and Examples
- Noun (Sports):
- His batting improved after weeks of practice. (His skill at hitting the ball improved.)
- The team's batting was strong throughout the innings. (The team's performance with the bat was strong.)
- Noun (Material):
- She bought polyester batting to make a warm quilt. (She bought synthetic fiber filling for a quilt.)
- The jacket is insulated with a layer of cotton batting. (The jacket uses cotton padding for warmth.)
Advanced Usage
- "batting average": A statistical measure in baseball and cricket representing a player's hitting performance.
- The player has a high batting average this season.
- "batting order": The sequence in which players on a team take their turns to bat.
- The coach changed the batting order for the final game.
Variants and Related Words
- Bat (verb/noun): To hit with a bat; the implement used for hitting.
- Batter (noun): The player who is batting.
- Batty (adj., informal): Crazy or eccentric (slang, not directly related to the core definitions of "batting").
Synonyms
- Hitting (for the sports sense): Striking the ball.
- Stuffing / Padding / Wadding (for the material sense): Soft material used for filling.
Related Phrases
- "batting a thousand" (Idiom, from baseball): Being perfectly successful.
- So far on this project, she's batting a thousand.
- "batting cleanup" (Phrase): In baseball, being the fourth batter in the lineup, often responsible for driving in runs.
- The team's best power hitter is batting cleanup tonight.
Noun
- stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
- (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base