Synonyms of bat

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noun

ˈbat 

1

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

a sharp bat with a rolled-up newspaper and that fly was a goner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• thump
• hit
• knock
• punch
• swipe
• slap
• whack
• thud
• stroke
• pound
• smack
• poke
• lick
• bang
• spank
• slam
• beat
• hook
• clip
• switch
• clap
• lash
• swat
• sock
• chop
• belt
• kick
• box
• cuff
• pelt
• bop
• crack
• stripe
• slug
• smash
• swing
• stinger
• welt
• thwack
• hack
• biff
• pick
• bash
• rap
• knee
• buffet
• clout
• dab
• bust
• plump
• wham
• wallop
• pounding
• fillip
• licking
• haymaker
• hand
• whop
• right
• beating
• left
• larrup
• douse
• counter
• hammering
• whip
• body blow
• uppercut
• roundhouse
• counterstroke
• shiver
• sucker punch
• whipping
• counterblow
• sidewinder
• knockdown
• thrashing
• KO
• one-two
• knockout
• rabbit punch
• battering
• counterpunch
• pummeling
• right-hander
• drubbing
• flogging
• pasting
• cruncher
• bludgeoning
• cudgeling
• clobbering
• kayo
• walloping
• bastinado
• lambasting

2

as in cane

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

riot policemen armed with bats and tear gas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cane
• baton
• mallet
• mace
• rod
• bludgeon
• cudgel
• billy
• hammer
• club
• nightstick
• truncheon
• billy club
• staff
• waddy
• rung
• bastinado
• shillelagh
• sap
• birch
• hickory
• beetle
• maul
• sledgehammer
• switch
• rattan
• blackjack
• gavel
• stave
• knobkerrie
• crook
• walking stick
• crosier
• crabstick
• whangee

bat

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verb

1

as in to knock

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

batted the lamp off the table with one strike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knock
• hit
• smack
• punch
• slap
• bang
• strike
• slam
• whack
• clap
• clip
• swipe
• pound
• crack
• box
• nail
• hammer
• kick
• swat
• thump
• bash
• clock
• tap
• flick
• tag
• lick
• slug
• sock
• bop
• whale
• thwack
• poke
• bludgeon
• smite
• jab
• belt
• clout
• shove
• clobber
• bob
• rap
• zap
• push
• chop
• stab
• wallop
• bonk
• stroke
• bust
• paste
• batter
• biff
• bump
• slog
• maul
• pepper
• bunt
• beat
• rough
• hang one on
• lash
• cuff
• pelt
• knee
• pummel
• stamp
• slash
• butt
• deck
• bung
• drub
• pommel
• mangle
• cane
• buffet
• club
• lace
• scuff
• skull
• whip
• dump
• floor
• cream
• brain
• spear
• fell
• bean
• switch
• lambaste
• cudgel
• sledge
• conk
• prod
• level
• knock down
• jostle
• sap
• flail
• bowl (down or over)
• thrash
• sledgehammer
• sucker punch
• flog
• rabbit-punch

2

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

batted the piñata until it finally broke open

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• lash
• batter
• pound
• hide
• whip
• knock
• hit
• pelt
• beat
• punch
• slap
• thump
• attack
• smash
• do
• assault
• hammer
• maul
• spank
• slam
• club
• paddle
• punch out
• box
• whale
• switch
• bash
• smack
• chop
• bludgeon
• slate
• raid
• whack
• curry
• belt
• pummel
• work over
• tan
• thrash
• birch
• drub
• wallop
• whop
• pommel
• storm
• lace
• swipe
• whup
• buffet
• thresh
• lather
• bung up
• swat
• wound
• beat up on
• slog
• flog
• rough (up)
• fib
• crack
• baste
• lambaste
• belabor
• tromp
• sock
• cane
• thwack
• cudgel
• leather
• cuff
• descend (on or upon)
• mess (up)
• strap
• clout
• clobber
• rush
• jump (on)
• lay on
• wham
• assail
• lam
• paste
• pounce (on or upon)
• bust
• whomp
• scourge
• cowhide
• beset
• horsewhip
• flagellate
• lacerate
• rawhide
• blackjack
• gore
• mutilate
• pistol-whip
• maim
• mangle
• fustigate

3

as in to roam

to move about from place to place aimlessly

on Sunday afternoons we'd pile into Father's car and bat around the countryside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roam
• wander
• stroll
• drift
• cruise
• float
• range
• rove
• knock (about)
• traipse
• meander
• saunter
• ramble
• kick around
• amble
• gad (about)
• gallivant
• mooch
• stray
• mope
• maunder
• tramp
• mill (about or around)
• dawdle
• hobo
• straggle
• vagabond

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bat

Noun

Every Halloween season, wildlife rehabilitation centers across the country see cases in which birds, bats, snakes, rodents, deer and other wild animals become injured or entangled in seasonal decorations. — Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Ohtani tossed his bat and raised his arms to celebrate as the Dodgers took a 4-0 lead in the second inning. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Verb

Later on, in the fourth quarter, after an errant pass was batted upward and, eventually, into the hands of an offensive lineman, Kelce, ever the ambassador for his undersung position, was full of primal delight. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Marsee — who bats and throws with his left hand — is undergoing a UCL reconstruction on his left elbow, as opposed to a full repair, and is expected to be ready for game action in six months. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing bat

• bat (around or back and forth)
• go to bat for
• off the bat