Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.
An old woman.
"Isn't it lovely?" I smiled and thought: "Yes it is. It's also a Blackbird, you silly old bat!
A club, made of wood like a baseball bat or otherwise, used as a weapon
A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
A packsaddle.
Dated form of baht (“Thai currency”).
To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.
He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.
To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
Abbreviation of Bathurst.
From Middle English bat, batte, from Old English batt (“bat, club, cudgel”), probably of Celtic origin, compare Old Breton bath (“club, cudgel”) and modern Breton bazh (“swagger stick”), ultimately fr...
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To flutter
to bat one’s eyelashes