batting

3 definitions found

batting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Batting \Bat"ting\, n.
     1. The act of one who bats; the management of a bat in
        playing games of ball. --Mason.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc.;
        as, cotton batting.
        [1913 Webster]

  Bat \Bat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Batted (b[a^]t"t[e^]d); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Batting.]
     To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.
     --Holland.
     [1913 Webster]

batting - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  batting
      n 1: (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
      2: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic
         fiber [syn: batting, batten]