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
noun, as in nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
noun, as in (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
noun, as in the club used in playing cricket
verb, as in beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
verb, as in wink briefly
What does bat mean?10
verb
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight“We licked the other team on Sunday!”
wink briefly“bat one's eyelids”
strike with, or as if with a baseball bat“bat the ball”
have a turn at bat“Jones bats first, followed by Martinez”
use a bat“Who's batting?”
noun
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit“he was at bat when it happened”
the club used in playing cricket“a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting”
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
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
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of bat
as a noun
- plural
- bats
as a verb
- past tense
- batted
- present participle
- batting
- third-person singular
- bats
- past participle
- batted