bat

noun (1)

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Definition of bat

(Entry 1 of 5)

1 : a stout solid stick : club

2 : a sharp blow : stroke

3a : a usually wooden implement used for hitting the ball in various games

b : a paddle used in various games (such as table tennis)

c : the short whip used by a jockey

4a : batsman, batter a right-handed bat

b : a turn at batting —usually used in the phrase at bat

c : hitting ability we need his bat in the lineup

5 : batt

6 British : rate of speed : gait

7 : binge

off one's own bat

chiefly British : through one's own efforts

off the bat

: without delay : immediately recognized him right off the bat

bat

verb (1)

batted; batting

Definition of bat (Entry 2 of 5)

transitive verb

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

2a : to advance (a base runner) by batting

b : to have a batting average of

3 : to discuss at length : consider in detail

intransitive verb

1a : to strike or hit a ball with a bat

b : to take one's turn at bat

2 : to wander aimlessly

bat

noun (2)

Definition of bat (Entry 3 of 5)

: 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

bat

verb (2)

batted; batting

Definition of bat (Entry 4 of 5)

transitive verb

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

BAT

abbreviation

Definition of BAT (Entry 5 of 5)

bachelor of arts in teaching