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| NOUN | 1 | bat, chiropteran | Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate |
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| 2 | bat, at-bat | (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit | |
| 3 | bat, squash racket, squash racquet | A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash | |
| 4 | bat, cricket bat | The club used in playing cricket | |
| 5 | bat | A club used for hitting a ball in various games | |
| VERB | 1 | bat | Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat |
| 2 | bat, flutter | Wink briefly | |
| 3 | bat | Have a turn at bat | |
| 4 | bat | Use a bat | |
| 5 | bat, cream, clobber, drub, thrash, lick | Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight |
| Sounds | bae't |
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| Rhymes | acrobat, Arafat, aristocrat, and 60 more rhymes in aet... |
| Meaning | Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate. |
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| Synonyms | chiropteran |
| Member of | Chiroptera, order Chiroptera |
| Parts | wing |
| Broader | placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal |
| Narrower | fruit bat, megabat; carnivorous bat, microbat |
| Meaning | (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit. |
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| Examples | "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats" |
| Synonyms | at-bat |
| Category | baseball, baseball game |
| Broader | turn, play |
| Meaning | A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash. |
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| Synonyms | squash racket, squash racquet |
| Broader | racket, racquet |
| Verbs | bat |
| Meaning | The club used in playing cricket. |
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| Examples | "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting" |
| Synonyms | cricket bat |
| Parts | handle, grip, handgrip, hold |
| Broader | cricket equipment |
| Meaning | A club used for hitting a ball in various games. |
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| Broader | club |
| Narrower | baseball bat, lumber; paddle |
| Verbs | bat |
| Meaning | Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "bat the ball" |
| Similar to | bat; bat |
| Category | baseball, baseball game |
| Broader | hit |
| Narrower | switch-hit |
| Nouns | bat; batting; bat; batter |
| Meaning | Wink briefly. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "bat one's eyelids" |
| Synonyms | flutter |
| Broader | blink, wink, nictitate, nictate |
| Meaning | Have a turn at bat. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez" |
| Similar to | bat |
| Category | baseball, baseball game |
| Broader | hit |
| Meaning | Use a bat. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "Who's batting?" |
| Similar to | bat |
| Category | baseball, baseball game |
| Broader | hit |
| Meaning | Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | The fighter managed to bat his opponent |
| Synonyms | cream, clobber, drub, thrash, lick |
| Similar to | thrash, thresh, lam, flail |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish |
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