at-bat

1. 1.

   (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit

   “he was at bat when it happened”

   “he got four hits in four at-bats”

   Synonymsbat

   Broaderturn

   baseball

Questions about at-bat

What does at-bat mean?

at-bat means "(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit".

How many syllables are in at-bat?

at-bat has 2 syllables: at--bat. The stress falls on "at-". In IPA it is /ˈætˈbæt/.

What is another word for at-bat?

Close synonyms include bat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.