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Definition of Bat

1. Noun. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.

2. Verb. Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat. "Bat the ball"

3. Noun. (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit. "He got four hits in four at-bats"

4. Verb. Wink briefly. "Bat one's eyelids"

5. Noun. A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash.

6. Verb. Have a turn at bat. "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"

7. Noun. The club used in playing cricket. "A cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting"

8. Verb. Use a bat. "Who's batting?"

9. Noun. A club used for hitting a ball in various games.

10. Verb. Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. "The fighter managed to bat his opponent"; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

Definition of Bat

1. n. A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.

2. v. t. To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.

3. v. i. To use a bat, as in a game of baseball.

4. n. One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire.

5. n. Same as Tical, n., 1.

6. v. t. & i. To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

7. n. In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.

Definition of Bat

1. to hit a baseball [v BATTED, BATTING, BATS]

Medical Definition of Bat

1. 1. A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc. 2. Shale or bituminous shale. 3. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting. 4. A part of a brick with one whole end. Bat bolt, a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more firmly. Origin: OE. Batte, botte, AS. Batt; perhaps fr. The Celtic; cf. Ir. Bat, bata, stick, staff; but cf. Also F. Batte a beater (thing), wooden sword, battre to beat. One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire. Bat tick, a wingless, dipterous insect of the genus Nycteribia, parasitic on bats. Origin: Corrupt. From OE. Back, backe, balke; cf. Dan. Aften-bakke]/> (aften evening), Sw. Natt-backa]/> (natt night), Icel. Ler-blaka]/> (ler leather), Icel. Blaka to flutter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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