Best Opposite Words For BAT
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| ball | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games • United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) • a solid projectile that is shot by a musket • an object with a spherical shape • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens • a spherical object used as a plaything • a compact mass • a lavish dance requiring formal attire • a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass • a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs • a pitch that is not in the strike zone verb • form into a ball by winding or rolling • to live very well | ||||||||
| catch | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident • the quantity that was caught • a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect • anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching) • a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) • a restraint that checks the motion of something • a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window • a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth • the act of catching an object with the hands • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) verb • discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state • perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily • reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot • take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase • to hook or entangle • attract and fix • capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping • reach in time • get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly • catch up with and possibly overtake • be struck or affected by • check oneself during an action • hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers • see or watch • cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled • detect a blunder or misstep • grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of • come down with • start burning • perceive by hearing • suffer from the receipt of • attract; cause to be enamored • apprehend and reproduce accurately • take in and retain • spread or be communicated • be the catcher • become aware of • delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned | ||||||||
| field | nounn | |||||||
noun • a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed • a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought • somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected • a branch of knowledge • the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it • a particular kind of commercial enterprise • a particular environment or walk of life • a piece of land prepared for playing a game • extensive tract of level open land • (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1 • a region in which active military operations are in progress • all of the horses in a particular horse race • all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event • a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found • (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information • the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) • a place where planes take off and land verb • catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket • play as a fielder • answer adequately or successfully • select (a team or individual player) for a game | ||||||||
| glove | nounn | |||||||
noun • the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball • handwear: covers the hand and wrist • boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing | ||||||||
| hit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense) • the act of contacting one thing with another • a conspicuous success • (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together • a dose of a narcotic drug • a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate • a connection made via the internet to another website verb • cause to move by striking • hit against; come into sudden contact with • deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument • reach a destination, either real or abstract • affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely • hit with a missile from a weapon • encounter by chance • cause to experience suddenly • make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target • kill intentionally and with premeditation • drive something violently into a location • reach a point in time, or a certain state or level • produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments • hit the intended target or goal • pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to | ||||||||
| pitch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration • the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it • a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk) • promotion by means of an argument and demonstration • degree of deviation from a horizontal plane • any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue • a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer • a high approach shot in golf • an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump • abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) • the action or manner of throwing something verb • throw or toss with a light motion • move abruptly • fall or plunge forward • set to a certain pitch • sell or offer for sale from place to place • be at an angle • heel over • erect and fasten • throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball • hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin • lead (a card) and establish the trump suit • set the level or character of | ||||||||
| play | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage • a theatrical performance of a drama • a preset plan of action in team sports • a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill • a state in which action is feasible • utilization or exercise • an attempt to get something • activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules • (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds • the removal of constraints • a weak and tremulous light • verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) • movement or space for movement • gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement • (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession • the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) • the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully verb • participate in games or sport • act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome • play on an instrument • play a role or part • be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children • replay (as a melody) • perform music on (a musical instrument) • pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind • move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly • bet or wager (money) • engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion • pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity • emit recorded sound • perform on a certain location • put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game • engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously • behave in a certain way • cause to emit recorded audio or video • manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination • use to one's advantage • consider not very seriously • be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way • behave carelessly or indifferently • cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space • perform on a stage or theater • be performed or presented for public viewing • cause to happen or to occur as a consequence • discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream • make bets • stake on the outcome of an issue • shoot or hit in a particular manner • use or move • employ in a game or in a specific position • contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle • exhaust by allowing to pull on the line | ||||||||
| strike | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions • an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective • a gentle blow • a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball • (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders • a conspicuous success verb • deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon • hit against; come into sudden contact with • make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target • indicate (a certain time) by striking • affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely • stop work in order to press demands • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly • attain • produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments • cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp • find unexpectedly • produce by ignition or a blow • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line • cause to experience suddenly • drive something violently into a location • occupy or take on • disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set • form by stamping, punching, or printing • smooth with a strickle • pierce with force • hook by a pull on the line • arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing | ||||||||
| throw | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) • a single chance or instance • the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam • bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something • casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly verb • propel through the air • move violently, energetically, or carelessly • to remove • place or put with great energy • convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture • cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation • put or send forth • to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly • cause to be confused emotionally • utter with force; utter vehemently • organize or be responsible for • make on a potter's wheel • cause to fall off • throw (a die) out onto a flat surface • be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | ||||||||
| toss | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of flipping a coin • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team • an abrupt movement verb • throw or toss with a light motion • lightly throw to see which side comes up • throw carelessly • move or stir about violently • throw or cast away • agitate | ||||||||
