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bat

/bæt/noun, verb1 syllable

Bat means: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight.

Synonyms for bat26

noun, as in a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

squash racket, squash racquet

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

chiropteran

noun, as in (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit

at-bat

noun, as in the club used in playing cricket

cricket bat

verb, as in beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

cream, clobber, drub, thrash, lick, thresh, lam, flail

verb, as in wink briefly

flutter

also used for bat

chiropter, flindermouse, flitterbat, flittermouse, fluttermouse, flying mouse, rattlemouse, reremouse, kip, kylie, lannet, stick

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What does bat mean?10

verb

1

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight“We licked the other team on Sunday!”

2

wink briefly“bat one's eyelids”

3

strike with, or as if with a baseball bat“bat the ball”

4

have a turn at bat“Jones bats first, followed by Martinez”

5

use a bat“Who's batting?”

noun

1

a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

2

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

3

(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit“he was at bat when it happened”

4

the club used in playing cricket“a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting”

5

a club used for hitting a ball in various games

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bat?20

three syllables

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Bat in a sentence

  • As the warm days of spring led to summer, a baby bat was born.Hybrid
  • Without his glasses, he is as blind as a bat.qdii
  • We didn't help him, so he did it off his own bat.NoahAB
  • I bet, tomorrow you'll find a bad bat in your bed.Manfredo
  • Without his glasses, he's as blind as a bat.CK
  • She held the bat confidently, ready to hit.Amastan
  • The bat dangled from a branch, sleeping peacefully.Amastan
  • He aimed the bat carefully, ready to swing.Amastan

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Forms of bat

as a noun

plural
bats

as a verb

past tense
batted
present participle
batting
third-person singular
bats
past participle
batted