bat it around

VERB

deliberate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consider consult contemplate mull over ponder reflect weigh

STRONG

argue cerebrate cogitate debate excogitate judge meditate muse reason revolve roll ruminate speculate study

WEAK

chew over hammer away at kick around knock around pour it on put on thinking cap rack brains run up a flagpole stew over sweat over talk over turn over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discard disregard forget ignore neglect

STRONG

abstain agree go along

Example Sentences

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You know how cats get drunk on catnip and they bat it around all this time?

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2017

I finally granted her the toy, and she ran off to bat it around the floor in ecstasy.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2016

“Sometimes they bat it around and you might get lucky,” he’d say later.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2010

"He is not the kind of guy that can sit down and bat it around," said a staffer.

From Time Magazine Archive

“They bat it around, let it escape, and then catch it again.”

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart