batsomething/someoneaway
phrasal verbwithbatverbuk/bæt/us/bæt/-tt-
(alsobatsomething/someoneoff)topushorhitsomething or someone away from you, withyourhandor with anobject:
Isaton theporchbattingawaymosquitoes.
Someonepushedamicrophoneinto hisfaceand hebattedit away.
Protestersadvancedaspolicebattedthem off withtheirshields.
torefusetodealwith someone or with something such as aquestion,criticism, orrequest:
Hebattedaway thesuggestionthat he shouldresign.
Shebattedenquiriesaway with "Nocomment."
Complaints about theservicewerebattedoff.
She had manyadmirers, but shebattedthem all off.
Pushing and shoving
- bat
- bring
- bringsomeonedown
- bundle
- defenestrate
- dig
- elbow
- frogmarch
- goad
- heave
- nudge
- poke/digsomeonein the ribsidiom
- prod
- propel
- push
- push off
- pushsomeone/somethingover
- scrum
- shoulder
- wheel
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