Bat
Definition of Bat
Pronunciation: băt´tĕd | n. | 1. | | | 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. | In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket. | | 3. | A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting. | | 4. | A part of a brick with one whole end; a brickbat. | | 5. | (Mining) Shale or bituminous shale. | | 6. | A stroke; a sharp blow. | | 7. | A stroke of work. | | 8. | Rate of motion; speed. | | 9. | A spree; a jollification. | | 10. | Manner; rate; condition; state of health. | | v. t. | 1. | To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat. | | v. i. | 1. | To use a bat, as in a game of baseball; when used with a numerical postmodifier it indicates a baseball player's performance (as a decimal) at bat; as, he batted .270 in 1993 (i.e. he got safe hits in 27 percent of his official turns at bat). | | v. t. & i. | 1. | To bate or flutter, as a hawk. | | 2. | To wink. | | n. | 1. | (Zool.) One of the Chiroptera, 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 Chiroptera and Vampire. | | 1. | Same as Tical, n., 1. |
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