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v. Simple past tense and past participle of bat.

"Two plays later, Troy took a 7-0 lead on a defensive touchdown as Jorrick Calvin batted down Davis 'lateral, then scooped it up for 17-yard fumble return."

bats    batted    batting   

racket    racquet    hit    turn    play    cricket equipment    vanquish    shell    beat    beat out   

harlequin bat    to ground the bat    bulldog bats    to bat at    bat's wing    bat's-wing burner    at the bat    to go on a bat    to carry one's bat    English collective nouns   

batting    batted    chiroptera    vampire    tical   

Myotis   

batted    batting    batman    bat an eye    bat an eyelid    bat an eyelash   

club    batting    brickbat    stroke    speed    spree    jollification    manner    rate    condition   

At    Batt    Bhatt    Cat    Catt    Gnat    Gujarat    Kat    Landsat    Mat   

lizard    rat    owl    spider    snake    monkey    frog    insect    bird    eagle