bat away
/B AE1 T AH0 W EY0/verb
- 1
To knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself.
- 2
To avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.
- 3
(US, baseball, of a batter) To use one's own judgment to aggressively swing at pitches, rather than following a coaches instructions.
- 4
(US, circus slang) To use any means to take the money of participants in a circus gaming attraction.
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