bat

Definitions

1. 1noun

   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. 2noun

   Shale or bituminous shale.

3. 3noun

   A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

4. 4noun

   A part of a brick with one whole end.

5. 5transitive verb

   To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To use a bat, as in a game of baseball.

7. 7noun

   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, Vampire.

8. 8noun

   (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit

   "he was at bat when it happened"

   "he got four hits in four at-bats"

9. 9noun

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

   Synonyms

   chiropteran
10. 10noun

    a club used for hitting a ball in various games

11. 11noun

    the club used in playing cricket

    "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting"

12. 12noun

    a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

13. 13verb

    wink briefly

    "bat one's eyelids"

    Synonyms

    flutter
14. 14verb

    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

    "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

    Synonyms

    clobbercreamdrublickthrash
15. 15verb

    strike with, or as if with a baseball bat

    "bat the ball"

16. 16verb

    use a bat

    "Who's batting?"

17. 17verb

    have a turn at bat

    "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"