bat around
Casually debate ideas
To bat around is to discuss casually without reaching a decision: We batted around some ideas for the project.
In baseball, to bat around means for a team to cycle through its entire lineup in a single inning.
The phrase can also mean to wander aimlessly: I spent the afternoon batting around town.
Hit something sharply
- pawAnimal's clawed foot
- toy withEngage halfheartedly with
- flickBrief, sharp motion
- chaseRapid following of quarry
pounce · play with · toss · juggle · smack · tap · nudge · fiddle with
swat
Hit something sharply
chase · pounce · play with · toss · juggle · smack · tap · nudge · fiddle with · mess with
float
Buoyant object or vehicle
spitball · hash out · workshop · ideate · collaborate · explore · generate · mull over · think through · deliberate
roam
Travel without fixed purpose
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- knock aboutWander or loaf
- rambleMove or speak without direction
meander · gallivant · traipse · mosey · rove · cruise · loaf · mill about · wander
- Cricket Idiomssticky wicket, not cricket, bowled over, stumped, on the back foot
- deliberationdeliberation, consideration, ponder, contemplate, weighing
- Hashing things outdiscuss, argue, negotiate, settle, resolve