churn [countable]
1 a container used for shaking milk in order to make it into butter
2 also milk churn British English a large metal container used to carry milk in
bat [countable]
2
a) a long wooden stick with a special shape that is used in some sports and games :
a baseball bat
a cricket bat
b) British English a round flat piece of wood with a handle, used to hit a ball in table tennis [= paddle American English]
4 to do something without being told to do it :
do something off your own bat
British English informal
She went to see a solicitor off her own bat.
5 to do something immediately :
do something right off the bat
American English informal
He said yes right off the bat.
➔ as blind as a bat
at blind1 (1c)
1 a small flat case, often made of leather, that you carry in your pocket, for holding paper money, bank cards etc [= billfold AmE; ↪ purse]
in your wallet
I've only got about £10 in my wallet.
He took a credit card out of his wallet.
2 British English a case for documents, often made of leather or plastic
check‧up , check-up [countable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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