Verb
To knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself.
The ball can still be batted away with one or both hands. It can be batted from a player's hands or batted away during a shot.
To avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.
(US, baseball, of a batter) To use one's own judgment to aggressively swing at pitches, rather than following a coaches instructions.
(US, circus slang) To use any means to take the money of participants in a circus gaming attraction.
Source: en.wiktionary.org