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at-bat definition

☆ at-bat (at′bat′)

noun

  1. an official turn as a batter: a turn as a batter is not recognized as being official if the batter walks, sacrifices, or is hit by a pitch or interfered with by the catcher
  2. any turn as a batter
Also written at bat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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