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Definition of 'bat'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) bat
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.

2.  bat
a racket, esp. one used in badminton or table tennis.

3.  bat
a whip used by a jockey.

4.  bat
a heavy stick, club, or cudgel.

5.  bat
Informal. a blow, as with a bat.

6.  bat
any fragment of brick or hardened clay.

7.  bat
any of various slabs used in holding ceramic objects while they are being made.

8. (v.t.) bat
to strike or hit with or as if with a bat or club.

9.  bat
(of a baseball player) to have a batting average of; hit.

10. (v.i.) bat
to strike at the ball with the bat.

11.  bat
to take one's turn as a batter.

12.  bat
Slang. to rush.

13.  bat
bat around,

14.  bat
Slang. to roam; drift.

15.  bat
Informal. to discuss:
to bat around an idea.

16.  bat
bat in, to cause (a run in baseball) to be scored.

17.  bat
bat out, to produce quickly.

18.  bat
taking one's turn to bat in a game.

19.  bat
an instance at bat officially charged to a batter.

20. (n.) bat
any of numerous flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, having large wings made of membranes extending from the forelimbs to the hind limbs and navigating, usu. at night, by echolocation.

21. (v.t.) bat
to blink; wink; flutter.

22. (n.) bat
Brit. rate of speed.

23.  bat
Slang. a spree.

Etymology: (1820–25)

Definition of 'bat'

Princeton's WordNet

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

2. (noun) bat, at-bat
(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
"he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats"

3. (noun) squash racket, squash racquet, bat
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

4. (noun) cricket bat, bat
the club used in playing cricket
"a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting"

5. (verb) bat
a club used for hitting a ball in various games

6. (verb) bat
strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
"bat the ball"

7. (verb) bat, flutter
wink briefly
"bat one's eyelids"

8. (verb) bat
have a turn at bat
"Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"

9. (verb) bat
use a bat
"Who's batting?"

10. (verb) cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
"We licked the other team on Sunday!"

Definition of 'bat'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) bat
a wooden stick used to hit a baseball
to hit the ball with the bat

2.  bat
a mammal with wings that flies at night
Bats hunt at night.

3. (verb) bat
to be a player hitting in baseball
Who's batting first?

4.  bat
not bat an eye/eyelash
to not show any negative reaction
"Of course I'll do it," she said without batting an eye.

5.  bat
go to bat for sb
to do sth to help or show support
He went to bat for me when nobody else believed me.

Definition of 'bat'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) bat
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

2. (noun) bat
shale or bituminous shale

3. (noun) bat
a sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting

4. (noun) bat
a part of a brick with one whole end

5. (noun) bat
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

6. (verb) bat
to strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat

7. (verb) bat
to use a bat, as in a game of baseball

Translation of 'bat'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.
Afrikaans: kolf, spaan	Arabic: مَضْرَب الكُرَه	Bulgarian: бухалка, бата
Brazilian: taco	Czech: pálka	German: der Schläger
Danish: bat; boldtræ	Greek: μπαστούνι (παιχνιδιών και	Spanish: bate, pala, raqueta
Estonian: kurikas	Farsi: چوگان	Finnish: maila
French: bâton, raquette	Hebrew: מַחבֵט	Hindi: बल्ला
Croatian: šišmiš	Hungarian: ütő	Indonesian: pemukul
Icelandic: knatttré; spaði; kylfa	Italian: bastone, mazza, racchetta	Japanese: バット
Korean: (야구, 크리켓의) 배트	Lithuanian: lazda, raketė	Latvian: (kriketa u.tml.) nūja, ra
Malay: kayu pemukul	Dutch: slaghout	Norwegian: balltre
Polish: kij, pałka, rakieta	Persian: چوگان	Pashto: كوتك، سوټي، ډنډه (د كريكټ
Portuguese: taco	Romanian: bâtă; paletă; baston	Russian: бита; ракетка
Slovak: (v krikete) palica; (v st	Slovenian: kij, lopar	Serbian: palica
Swedish: slagträ, bollträ	Thai: ไม้ตีลูกบอล	Turkish: sopa
Taiwanese: 球棒，(桌球)球拍	Ukrainian: битка; ракетка	Urdu: بیٹ ، بلاّ
Vietnamese: gậy bóng chày; vợt (bóng	Chinese: 球棒，球拍
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