noun. Any of various nocturnal flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, having membranous wings that extend from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail and anatomical adaptations for echolocation, by which they navigate and hunt prey.

idiom. (have bats in (one's) belfry) To behave in an eccentric, bizarre manner.

transitive verb. To wink or flutter.

idiom. (not bat an eye/eyelash) To show no emotion; appear unaffected.

noun. A stout wooden stick; a cudgel.

noun. A blow, such as one delivered with a stick.

noun. A rounded, often wooden club, wider and heavier at the hitting end and tapering at the handle, used to strike the ball.

noun. undefined

noun. A club used in cricket, having a broad, flat-surfaced hitting end and a distinct, narrow handle.

noun. The racket used in various games, such as table tennis or racquets.

intransitive verb. To hit with or as if with a bat.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To cause (a run) to be scored while at bat.

intransitive verb. To have (a certain percentage) as a batting average.

intransitive verb. To discuss or consider at length.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To use a bat.

intransitive verb. To have a turn at bat.

intransitive verb. To wander about aimlessly.

phrasal verb. To produce in a hurried or informal manner.

idiom. (at bat) Taking one's turn to bat, as in baseball or cricket.

idiom. (go to bat for) To give assistance to; defend.

idiom. (right off the bat) Without hesitation; immediately.

noun. A binge; a spree.

To bate or flutter, as in the phrase to bat the eyes, that is, wink.

noun. Same as tical.

noun. A heavy stick or club; formerly, a walking-stick.

noun. The wooden club with which the players in base-ball, cricket, and similar games bat or drive the ball.

noun. A batsman or batter.

noun. A blow as with a bat or baton: as, he received a bat in the face.

noun. A tool made of beech, used by plumbers in dressing and flatting sheet-lead.

noun. A rammer used by founders.

noun. A blade used for beating or scutching hemp or flax.

noun. A piece of brick having one end entire; hence, any portion of a brick; a brickbat.

noun. A kind of sun-dried brick.

noun. Shale; hardened clay, but not fire-clay: same as bind, 2. Also spelled batt.

noun. In hat-making, a felted mass of fur, or of hair and wool. Two such masses are required to form the body of a hat. Also spelled batt.

noun. A continuous wad of cotton from the batting-machine, ready for carding; also, a sheet of cotton wadding or batting. See batting.

noun. In ceramics: A flexible sheet of gelatin used in transferring impressions to the biscuit.

noun. A shelf or slab of baked clay used to support pieces of biscuit which have been painted, and are being fired again. See enamel-kiln.

noun. Rate; speed; style.

noun. A wing-handed, wing-footed flying mammal, of the order Chiroptera (which see).

noun. A measure of land formerly used in South Wales; a perch of 11 feet square.

noun. A Siamese silver coin, the same as the tical.

To beat; hit; strike.

In base-ball and similar games, to strike the ball: as, he bats well.

noun. See batz.

noun. Same as bath.

noun. A paddle or blade in a coal-pulverizer. These bats are carried on rapidly rotating arms, and break the coal into very fine particles.

noun. plural Heavy laced boots with hobnails.

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