straight bat
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straight bat (plural straight bats)
- (cricket) The bat when held vertically, or when swung through a vertical arc.
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straight bat (third-person singular simple present straight bats, present participle straight batting, simple past and past participle straight batted)
- (cricket) To play (a delivery) with the bat held or swung in this manner.