(cricket) To be one of a pair of cricketers (batsmen) that start a side's innings, who are also known as the opening pair or openers.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of open the batting

simple past tense and past participle of open the batting

present participle of open the batting

simple past tense of go to bat

(baseball) Be the individual or team that is currently batting; play offense. / (figuratively) Be aggressive, be assertive, actively pursue a goal or action.

plural of bat star

A species of starfish, Patiria miniata, characterised by webbing between its arms.

Synonym of spectral bat

A nest box for bats.