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turn at bat

the opportunity of a player to swing the bat in a baseball game.

up to bat (adj): (of a player) about to take one's turn to swing a bat in a baseball game.
Synonyms: up to bat "Bonds came up to bat in the bottom of the ninth.", bat
official at bat (n): a batting turn recorded by the scorekeeper in which a player either makes an out or a base hit, or reaches base on an error or a force out; base on balls, hit by pitch, sacrifice hits, or catcher's interference do not count as an at bat.
Synonyms: official at bat, official at bats "she got three hits in three at-bats", at bat, at bats, AB, AB's, time at bat, times at bat
at bat (adj): (of a batter) taking one's turn batting.
Synonyms: at bat, batting, at the plate, up at bat
bat (v): to have a turn to batting by either being in the batting lineup or coming to bat as a pinch hitter.
Synonyms: bat, batted "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez", swing the bat, swings the bat, swing, take one's licks, takes one's licks, take their licks, takes their licks, take licks, takes licks, come up to bat, comes up to bat, come to bat, comes to bat, step up to the plate, steps up to the plate, step to the plate, steps to the plate, up to the plate, stand in, stands in

turn at bat, turns at bat, at bat, at bats, lick, licks, trip to the plate, trips to the plate