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bat

(b/&/t )

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate(noun.animal)

Synonym:
chiropteran

source: wordnet30
(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit(noun.act)

Example:
He was at bat when it happened.
He got four hits in four at-bats.

Synonym:
at-bat

source: wordnet30
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
squash racket, squash racquet

source: wordnet30
the club used in playing cricket(noun.artifact)

Example:
A cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting.

Synonym:
cricket bat

source: wordnet30
a club used for hitting a ball in various games(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913
One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire.(noun)

source: webster1913
Same as Tical, n., 1.(noun)

source: webster1913
In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.(noun)

source: webster1913

strike with, or as if with a baseball bat(verb.contact)

Example:
Bat the ball.

source: wordnet30
wink briefly(verb.body)

Example:
Bat one's eyelids.

Synonym:
flutter

source: wordnet30
have a turn at bat(verb.contact)

Example:
Jones bats first, followed by Martinez.

source: wordnet30
use a bat(verb.contact)

Example:
Who's batting?.

source: wordnet30
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight(verb.contact)

Synonym:
clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash

source: wordnet30
To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.(verb)

source: webster1913
To use a bat, as in a game of baseball.(verb)

source: webster1913
To bate or flutter, as a hawk.(verb)

source: webster1913