Wiktionary
vb. 1 To knock an object, usually a ball. 2 To avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.
Usage examples of "bat away".
Eric kept growling but his hands loosened, and Safer and I both rushed forward and pulled the bat away from him.
Shang-Da took two blows on each arm from the baseball bat, then he took the bat away from him.
Small bones and cartilage cracked wetly as the Cimmerian tossed the strangled bat away from him.
The man put the baseball bat away, his face an expressionless blank.
Yet somehow he'd taken the bat away from Morrison and had the man down on the ground before she even blinked.
She flung the bat away, hurling it with her remaining strength into the wall.
Completely disgusted with himself for taking the pitch, Ted turned toward the dugout and angrily flung his bat away.