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I would love to be on a show where I'm allowed to play a character that you're not suspicious of, from the get-go, and who's someone that you can just relax with, take in and like, right off the bat.
Courtney Ford

Meaning of "off the bat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFF THE BAT

off the bat play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFF THE BAT

off season
off soundings
off stream
off the air
off the back of a lorry
off the beaten track
off the chain
off the cuff
off the grid
off the hook
off the map
off the peg
off the rails
off the record
off the shears
off the shelf
off the top of one´s head
off the track
off the wagon
off the wind

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFF THE BAT

blind as a bat
carry one´s bat
cricket bat
fruit bat
horseshoe bat
insectivorous bat
off one´s own bat
old bat
right off the bat
straight bat
vampire bat

Synonyms and antonyms of off the bat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «off the bat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFF THE BAT

Find out the translation of off the bat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of off the bat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «off the bat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蝙蝠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

De buenas a primeras
570 millions of speakers

English

off the bat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बल्ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قبالة الخفافيش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с места в карьер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fora do bastão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাট বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la chauve-souris
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dari kelawar itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

von der Fledermaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バットオフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

박쥐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati bat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

off the bat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேட் ஆஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फलंदाजी बंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarasa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuori del blocco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nietoperza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з місця в кар´єр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe bat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από το ρόπαλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uit die kolf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utanför bat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utenfor balltre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of off the bat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF THE BAT»

The term «off the bat» is very widely used and occupies the 4.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF THE BAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about off the bat

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10 QUOTES WITH «OFF THE BAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word off the bat.
1
Brian Boitano
The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for.
2
James Denton
And they didn't have to get into a lot of legal speak or talk ER terms, they were real people. I think that's why so many actresses were attracted to it. And it was just about problems that you could identify with so much, right off the bat.
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Courtney Ford
I would love to be on a show where I'm allowed to play a character that you're not suspicious of, from the get-go, and who's someone that you can just relax with, take in and like, right off the bat.
4
Daniel J. Goor
There were a bunch of things we really liked right off the bat about a police precinct. We loved how instantly relatable it was. We loved how little exposition was required to tell people who these guys were and what they were doing.
5
Bryce Harper
I think I play center field better than I do anywhere else. I have enough speed and enough reaction to know where the ball goes off the bat.
6
Eric Idle
Probably spending 12 years at boarding school - comedy became a survival gene. But I think some people are funny right off the bat, as soon as they can speak or be naughty.
7
Kim Raver
Maybe because I didn't have a huge film career right off the bat, I've been able to create something different, which is so important to me. That's myself, my idea of who I am.
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Britney Spears
I don't understand the whole dating thing. I know right off the bat if I'm interested in someone, and I don't want them to waste their money on me and take me out to eat if I know I'm not interested in that person.
9
Bobby Wallace
We were in Philadelphia when Manager Pat shifted me from third to short, and right off the bat, I knew I had found my dish. Footwork was more a part of the new position than it had been at third. I suddenly felt I had sprouted wings. A world of new possibilities opened for me.
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Michael Wolf
One thing I can say right off the bat is that creating great editorial is a huge challenge, and you can't help but go through the process and not appreciate how valuable this skill is, and how much I admire the people who do this every day.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFF THE BAT»

Discover the use of off the bat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to off the bat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Right Off the Bat: Baseball Ballads
Baseball Ballads William Frederick Kirk. Recording wealth and profit for the big league baseball * powers. How soon we lose our play days! How swiftly childhood glides ! There were no clicking turnstiles when we played at "choosing sides.
William Frederick Kirk, 1911
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Night of the Bat
Deep in the Amazon jungle, members of an elite scientific team are disappearing and Jake gets word his dad is in grave danger.
Paul Zindel, 2012
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Right Off the Bat: Baseball, Cricket, Literature, & Life
Evander Lomke & Martin Rowe. Cricket has a few additional humiliations for the batsman, which involve our old friends the stumps. Beyond scoring runs, the fundamental task of the batsman in cricket is to defend his stumps. in cricket, getting ...
Evander Lomke & Martin Rowe
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Physics of Baseball & Softball
Low speed results are easy to obtain, by suspending a bat horizontally using two lengths of string, by suspending the ball as a pendulum bob, and by filming the bounce off the bat with a video camera. That way, the impact point can be ...
Rod Cross, 2011
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The Guide to United States Popular Culture
... His Last Game, a cowboys-and-Indians diamond drama, soon followed, in that first decade, by the likes of Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1910), Hal Chase's Home Run (1911), Love and Baseball (1914), Right Off the Bat(\9\5), and Baseball, ...
Ray Broadus Browne, Pat Browne, 2001
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
He greedily took the candy from the young child and consumed it without batting an eye. Right off the bat: to happen instantly. Our stock started making money right off the bat. Bawl Bawl: cry uncontrollably loud. The babies were bawling and I ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
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Softball: Steps to Success
There are many different theories about hitting: swing level, swing down on the ball, swing up at the ball, keep two hands on the bat during the follow-through, take the top hand off the bat on the follow-through, and so on. In addition, you will  ...
Diane L. Potter, Lynn V. Johnson, 2007
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Popular Science
The object of these trials is to subject bats to repeated impacts along their lengths to confirm structural integrity, find the bat's bending frequencies, and develop data regarding the behavior of balls as they rebound off the bat, says Keith Koenig, ...
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Popular Mechanics
If you look at your home-run hitters, there isn't one that lets the top hand go off the bat. The bottom hand gets the hitter to the ball. The top hand gets the hitter through the ball. By holding onto the bat with both hands into the follow-through, you ...
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The Perfect Learners' Dictionary (?)
IEII off one': own 'but (Brit infmi) without help or encouragement from anyone else: She made the suggestions entirely 0))' her own but (ie without being asked for them). (right) off the 'bat (US infml) immediately: without delay: He answered all ...
Thomas Herbst, Kerstin Popp, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFF THE BAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term off the bat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Yankees 1, Twins 10: Phil Hughes bests his former teammates
Drew followed with his second single of the night, and the Yankees finally got a run on the board thanks to a sac fly off the bat of Ellsbury. «Pinstripe Alley, Jul 15»
2
Josh Hamilton makes triumphant return in Rangers' 4-2 win over …
He handled a lazy fly ball off the bat of Kole Calhoun in the first inning, one of his only defensive opportunities of the night, and after striking out ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
With Saladino playing well, White Sox trade Gillaspie
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 26: Conor Gillaspie #12 of the Chicago White Sox dives for a hit off the bat of Evan Longoria #3 of the Tampa Bay Rays ... «WGN-TV, Jul 15»
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Charlie Blackmon scores on wild pitch to lift Rockies over Reds
"It's fun to play baseball when the ball comes off the bat this season," Gonzalez said. "I know I tell you guys this a lot, but I knew that time was ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
5
Big Brother host Julie Chen says Audrey made the 'right choice' in …
It tends to be the older generation of HGs that were raised during a different time that makes it harder for them to accept right off the bat. «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
6
Detroit Tigers lose in 11 innings as Red Sox runner slides in safely
The Red Sox had back-to-back singles with one out in the fourth off Verlander, but he induced a double-play grounder off the bat of Alejandro ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
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Sound familiar? Cleveland Indians blanked behind Corey Kluber in …
Francisco Lindor singled in the ninth and was erased on a ground-ball double play off the bat of Michael Brantley. The Indians went hitless in ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
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Martensdale-St. Marys advance with 8-1 win
Dooley scored on a fly ball off the bat of senior Alex Kim. After Coon Rapids-Bayard tied the game in the top of the third inning, the Blue Devils ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
9
Peter Nevill wears the gloves for the Australians against Derbyshire
At one stage the partnership was worth 32 with 15 off the bat. Fawad Ahmed had little chance to show his leg-spin tricks in the cold and damp, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Reports: Jordan Stevenson eyeing Nebraska, Tennessee, Oregon …
... possibility of competing for a backup spot at UW right off the bat -- was denied admission by Wisconsin and would be released from his LOI. «Bucky's 5th Quarter, Jul 15»

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