bat

1 :  to strike or hit with or as if with a bat

2a :  to advance (a base runner) by battingb :  to have a batting average of

3 :  to discuss at length :  consider in detail

1a :  to strike or hit a ball with a batb :  to take one's turn at bat

2 :  to wander aimlessly

:  any of a widely distributed order (Chiroptera) of nocturnal usually frugivorous or insectivorous flying mammals that have wings formed from four elongated digits of the forelimb covered by a cutaneous membrane and that have adequate visual capabilities but often rely on echolocation

:  to wink especially in surprise or emotion never batted an eye; also :  flutter batted his eyelashes

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1 :  a sharp blow or slap a bat on the ear

2 :  an implement used for hitting the ball in various games a baseball bat

3 :  a turn at batting You're next at bat.

1 :  to strike with or as if with a bat The cat batted at the tablecloth's tassels.

2 :  to take a turn at bat Have you batted yet?

:  any of a group of mammals that fly by means of long front limbs modified into wings

:  any of an order (Chiroptera) of nocturnal placental flying mammals with forelimbs modified to form wings