bat
/bæt/
A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket; Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous; An old woman; A club, made of wood like a baseball bat or otherwise, used as a weapon
- plural
- bats
Meanings
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A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket
Do you see the bats?
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Are you afraid of bats?
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Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous
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An old woman
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A club, made of wood like a baseball bat or otherwise, used as a weapon
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A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game
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A player rated according to skill in batting
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The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing themrare
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Shale or bituminous shalerare
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A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; battingrare
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A part of a brick with one whole endrare