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Bat

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Noun

1. bat, chiropteran

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

2. at-bat, bat

(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit

Example Sentences:
'he was at bat when it happened'
'he got four hits in four at-bats'

3. bat, squash racket, squash racquet

a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

4. bat, cricket bat

the club used in playing cricket

Example Sentences:
'a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting'

5. bat

a club used for hitting a ball in various games

Verb

6. bat

strike with, or as if with a baseball bat

Example Sentences:
'bat the ball'

7. bat, flutter

wink briefly

Example Sentences:
'bat one's eyelids'

8. bat

have a turn at bat

Example Sentences:
'Jones bats first, followed by Martinez'

9. bat

use a bat

Example Sentences:
'Who's batting?'

10. bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Example Sentences:
'We licked the other team on Sunday!'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Bat

see synonyms of bat
noun
1. 
any of various types of club with a handle, used to hit the ball in certain sports, such as cricket, baseball, or table tennis
2. 
a flat round club with a short handle, resembling a table-tennis bat, used by a person on the ground to guide the pilot of an aircraft when taxiing
3. cricket short for batsman
4. 
any stout stick, esp a wooden one
5. informal
a blow from such a stick
6. Australian
a small board used for tossing the coins in the game of two-up
7. US and Canadian slang
a drinking spree; binge
8. slang
speed; rate; pace
they went at a fair bat
9.  another word for batting (sense 1)
10.  carry one's bat
11.  off one's own bat
12.  off the bat
verbWord forms: bats, batting or batted
13. (transitive)
to strike with or as if with a bat
14. (intransitive) sport
(of a player or a team) to take a turn at batting
noun
1. 
any placental mammal of the order Chiroptera, being a nocturnal mouselike animal flying with a pair of membranous wings (patagia). The group is divided into the Megachiroptera (fruit bats) and Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)
▶ Related adjective: chiropteran
2. slang
an irritating or eccentric woman (esp in the phrase old bat)
3.  blind as a bat
4.  have bats in the belfry
5.  like a bat out of hell
verbWord forms: bats, batting or batted (transitive)
1. 
to wink or flutter (one's eyelids)
2.  not bat an eye

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Bat

see synonyms of bat
noun
1. 
any stout club, stick, or cudgel
2. 
a club used to strike the ball in baseball and cricket
3. 
a ping-pong paddle, squash racket, etc.
4.  US
a turn at batting, as in baseball
see also at-bat
5.  British
a batsman at cricket
6.  [usually pl.]
cotton batting, esp. of an inferior quality; batt
7. 
the whip used by a jockey
8.  Informal
a blow or hit
9.  US, Slang
a drinking bout; spree
10.  British, Informal
fast pace; speed
11.  Ceramics
a plaster disk on which the clay is based in modeling
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbatted or ˈbatting
12. 
to strike with or as with a bat
13. 
to have a batting average of
see also batting average
verb intransitive
14. 
to use a bat
to bat left-handed
15. 
to take a turn at batting
to bat third in the lineup
noun
any of an order (Chiroptera) of furry, nocturnal flying mammals having membranous wings and navigating by echolocation; chiropter: various bats feed on insects, nectar, fruit, flesh, or blood
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbatted or ˈbatting
Informal
to wink; blink; flutter

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Bat

see synonyms of bat
n.
1. A stout wooden stick; a cudgel.
2. A blow, such as one delivered with a stick.
3. Baseball A rounded, often wooden club, wider and heavier at the hitting end and tapering at the handle, used to strike the ball.
4. Sports
a. A club used in cricket, having a broad, flat-surfaced hitting end and a distinct, narrow handle.
b. The racket used in various games, such as table tennis or racquets.
v. bat·ted, bat·ting, bats
v.tr.
1. To hit with or as if with a bat.
2. Baseball
a. To cause (a run) to be scored while at bat: batted the winning run in with a double.
b. To have (a certain percentage) as a batting average.
3. Informal To discuss or consider at length: bat an idea around.
v.intr.
1. Baseball
a. To use a bat.
b. To have a turn at bat.
2. Slang To wander about aimlessly.
n.
Any of various nocturnal flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, having membranous wings that extend from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail and anatomical adaptations for echolocation, by which they navigate and hunt prey.
tr.v. bat·ted, bat·ting, bats
To wink or flutter: bat one's eyelashes.
n.
Slang
A binge; a spree.
abbr.
Bachelor of Arts in Teaching

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