bat

[Bat]

A bat is used in the sports of baseball and cricket to hit a small, hard ball. In baseball, a bat can be made out of wood or aluminum.

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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.

Noun
(baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats"

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

Noun
a club used for hitting a ball in various games

Noun
a bat used in playing cricket

Noun
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

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Verb
wink briefly; "bat one''s eyelids"

Verb
beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

Verb
strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

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use a bat; "Who''s batting?"

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have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"


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.

n.
Shale or bituminous shale.

n.
A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

n.
A part of a brick with one whole end.

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

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

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.


Bat

Bat , n. [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.] 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. (Mining) Shale or bituminous shale. Kirwan. 3. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting. 4. A part of a brick with one whole end. Bat bolt (Machinery), a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more firmly. Knight.

Bat

Bat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Batted (); p. pr. & vb. n. Batting.] To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat. Holland.

Bat

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

Bat

Bat, n. [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.] (Zo'94l.) 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 (Zo'94l.), a wingless, dipterous insect of the genus Nycteribia, parasitic on bats.

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.

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

To use a bat, as in a game of baseball.

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.

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Usage Examples

I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?

Before breaking into music, I had various jobs: forklift driver, driving a courier. But I was forced into working rather than doing it off my own bat because that was my dad's way: you got a job and paid your way.

I don't understand the whole dating thing. I know right off the bat if I'm interested in someone, and I don't want them to waste their money on me and take me out to eat if I know I'm not interested in that person.

Clearly you need a new team to go out to bat on your behalf to fight for your rights and to report back to you personally and to the leadership of the IFP.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

And they didn't have to get into a lot of legal speak or talk ER terms, they were real people. I think that's why so many actresses were attracted to it. And it was just about problems that you could identify with so much, right off the bat.

Most songs have meager beginnings. You wake up in the morning, you throw on your suspenders, and you subvocalize and just think. They seem to form like calcium. I can't think of a story right off the bat that was that interesting. I write things on the back of my hand, usually, and sing into a tape recorder.

The phrase 'off with the crack of the bat', while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat.

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

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