1 a long wooden object used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball and cricketSynonyms and related words Types of bat and ball used in sports and games:ball, baseball, basketball... [..]

1 [intransitive/transitive] to hit the ball with a bat in a game such as baseball or cricketSynonyms and related words To perform an action in baseball:balk, bat, catch... Explore Th [..]

"to hit with a bat," mid-15c., from bat (n.1). Related: Batted; batting.

"to move the eyelids," 1847, American English, from earlier sense of "flutter as a hawk" (1610s), a variant of bate (v.2) on the notion of fluttering wings. Related: Batted; battin [..]

flying mammal (order Chiroptera), 1570s, a dialectal alteration of Middle English bakke (early 14c.), which is probably related to Old Swedish natbakka, Old Danish nathbakkæ "night bat," and [..]

"a stick, a club," Old English *batt "cudgel," perhaps from Celtic (compare Irish and Gaelic bat, bata "staff, cudgel"), influenced by Old French batte, from Late Latin b [..]

Bat [N] [S]The Hebrew word (atalleph') so rendered ( Leviticus 11:19 ; Deuteronomy 14:18 ) implies "flying in the dark." The bat is reckoned among the birds in the list of unclean anima [..]

flying mammal.

a flying mouse; an input device that permits pointing to objects in 3-dimensional space by moving the bat around in the air, similar in spirit to the use of a mouse to point to objects in 2-dimensiona [..]

speech, talk. Language

words, matter (pr. “bart”)

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; " [..]

a shaped piece of wood used to hit a ball in games. The same word also means a small mouse-like animal that flies at night

Goddess with the form of a cow, from the Middle Kingdom on merged with Hathor

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The Hebrew word (atalleph') so rendered (Lev. 11:19; Deut. 14:18) implies "flying in the dark." The bat is reckoned among the birds in the list of unclean animals. To cast idols to the [..]

(Leviticus 11:19; 14:18) Many travellers have noticed the immense numbers of bats that are found in caverns in the East, and Mr. Layard said that on the occasion of a visit to a cavern these noisome b [..]

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Negative / angry mind; Baseball: male side controls attitude to life or subject matter of dream.

Filename extension for a batch file.

A fluffy layer which is composed of interlaced and matted strands of fibrous material used for filling or insulating articles such as mattresses or comforters.

A piece of brick, usually half the size or smaller.

A jockey's whip.

(n) nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate(n) (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit(n) a small r [..]

A half-brick.

Harlequin’s lath wand (French, batte, a wooden sword).

A jockey's whip.

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British Antarctic Territories

butterfly or moth. English bat, the flying rodent, is a rat-bat. (5)

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Genus in the subfamily Rhinolophinae comprising the horseshoe Bats. The natural reservoir of the SARS Virus is Rhinolophus sinicus.

A brick that is cut in half lengthwise.

Battery

v. To masturbate. {Possibly back formation from batter (bachelor), based on an assumption about males living in solitude.}

, (1) sb. a blow. ‘He geed me a bat on the heed.’ (2) sb. a moth. A bat is called ‘a leather-winged bat.’

Baseball bats are very collectible. The most valuable bats are those that are used in games by professional players. Autograph collectors may also use bats that are not game used for athletes to sign.

Abbreviation for Base Attack Time, which determines how long an unbuffed unit with 0 agility and 0% bonus attack speed has to wait to attack again. Lower BAT units are able to attack more frequently. [..]

Same as racket.

The bat was most commonly called the bat. Ash, Hickory, Timber and Club were seen used as slang terms. The term willow is an anachronism referring to a bat. This slang term emerged after 1870.

The period term is bat. Also: go in, strike Batsman: The striker at the bat.

An alternative name for the racket.

 is used by the batter and is usually made of very high-grade graphite, carbon, magnesium, ceramic or some combination. They can also be wooden. They must be no longer than 34″ (84.4cm) and weigh no m [..]

Racket, paddle.

This term is to help preserve the history of the BATs The BAT team—which is short for the Beatmap Appreciation Team—was a group of users that would rank beatmaps[Citation Needed]. This team was eventually renamed to the "Beatmap Nominator".

Rigid flat disc of wood, plastic, or plaster placed on wheelhead. When throwing is finished, bat is lifted off wheelhead, avoiding damage or warpage. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook 

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Baseball bats are very collectible. The most valuable bats are those that are used in games by professional players. Autograph collectors may also use bats that are not game used for athletes to sign.

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