Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun batting

2 senses of batting

Sense 1
batting -- ((baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base)
       => attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try -- (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try")

Sense 2
batting, batten -- (stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber)
       => stuffing -- (padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bat

5 senses of bat

Sense 1
bat -- (strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball")
       => hit -- (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face")

Sense 2
bat, flutter -- (wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids")
       => blink, wink, nictitate, nictate -- (briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink")

Sense 3
bat -- (have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez")
       => hit -- (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face")

Sense 4
bat -- (use a bat; "Who's batting?")
       => hit -- (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face")

Sense 5
cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick -- (beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!")
       => beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish -- (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game")