(cricket) The bat, when swung in a horizontal arc.

(cricket) Of a shot played with a cross bat.

(cricket) The bat when held with a light grip such that it gives when the ball strikes it, and the ball loses momentum and falls to the ground.

(transitive, cricket) To play (the ball) with a dead bat.

(cricket) The state of a player who did not bat in an innings played by his side. Abbreviated DNB.

(US, idiomatic) From the start; immediately; right away.

(cricket) Each of a pair of protective gloves worn by a batsman to prevent damage to the fingers and hands

(cricket) One of a pair of soft padded coverings that protect the legs of the person batting; a pad or batting pad.

(cricket) a bat, traditionally made from willow, used to play cricket

(baseball) A completed batting opportunity that did not result in a base on balls, hit-by-pitch, sacrifice fly, sacrifice bunt, or interference or obstruction.