Australian English Meaning of off the bat

straight away

Other Australian English words related to straight away

Definitions and Meaning of off the bat in English

off the bat

the short whip used by a jockey, a turn at batting, to discuss at length, rate of speed, batt, to advance (a base runner) by batting, to have a batting average of, a stout solid stick, a usually wooden implement used for hitting the ball in various games, hitting ability, to take one's turn at bat, to wander aimlessly, batsman, batter, a sharp blow, a drinking spree, to strike or hit with or as if with a bat, a paddle used in various games (such as table tennis), to wink especially in surprise or emotion, any of a widely distributed order (Chiroptera) of nocturnal usually frugivorous or insectivorous flying mammals that have wings formed from four elongated digits of the forelimb covered by a cutaneous membrane and that have adequate visual capabilities but often rely on echolocation, flutter, to strike or hit a ball with a bat

FAQs About the word off the bat

straight away

the short whip used by a jockey, a turn at batting, to discuss at length, rate of speed, batt, to advance (a base runner) by batting, to have a batting average

directly,immediately,straightaway,now,promptly,right,at once,away,immediately,headlong

late,slowly,tardily

off plumb => Plumb, off one's rocker => off one's rocker - mad, off one's head => Mad, off one's gourd => Mad as a cut snake, off base => off-base,