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bat around

bat around

 
See:
bat
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to discuss (an idea or ideas) as possiblities.
They batted around several ideas for entertaining the guests.We batted around a few possibilities, but we never made a decision.We batted around his proposal, but, in the end, we thought it was unpractical.
synonyms:
discuss, talk over
similar words:
air, consider, debate, thrash out, thresh out
definition 2: (informal) to roam; wander.
synonyms:
roam, wander
similar words:
drift, meander, ramble