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BATTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("batting" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Derivation:
bat (strike with, or as if with a baseball bat)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
Synonyms:
batten; batting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("batting" is a kind of...):
stuffing (padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb bat
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