Bat
WordNet
noun
(1) (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
"He was at bat when it happened"
"He got four hits in four at-bats"
(2) Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
(3) A club used for hitting a ball in various games
(4) The club used in playing cricket
"A cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting"
(5) A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
verb
(6) Wink briefly
"Bat one's eyelids"
(7) Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
"We licked the other team on Sunday!"
(8) Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
"Bat the ball"
(9) Use a bat
"Who's batting?"
(10) Have a turn at bat
"Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
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Noun
- Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation. They look like a mouse with membranous wings extending from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail. Altogether, there are about 1,000 bat species in the world.
- An old woman.
- A low whore: so called from moving out like a bat in the dusk of the evening.
Etymology 2
Noun
- A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
- A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
- : The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 242.)