Bat

Quick meaning: Bat is a noun meaning Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.

Meaning

Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.

More Meanings

1. (derogatory) An old woman.
2. A club, made of wood like a baseball bat or otherwise, used as a weapon
3. A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
4. A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
5. A player rated according to skill in batting.
6. (two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.
7. (mining) Shale or bituminous shale.

Example Sentences

He's a good fielder and a valuable bat.

You've been in for ages. Can I have a bat now?

bituminous shale ; which miners , if I mistake not , call bat

a vast host of fowl […] making at full bat for the North Sea.

Word Forms

• bats
• batting
• batted

Synonyms for bat

Depending on context, synonyms include kip, stick, kylie, lannet, chiropter, chiropteran.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chiropteran, lick, drub, flutter, lumber, thrash.

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