as in psychotic
                                      
              
          
                                                       unable to think in a clear or sensible way                                      
              
                             by film's end it's obvious that faded movie star Norma Desmond is completely bats                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in hits
                                                
              
          
                                                      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                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in canes
                                                
              
          
                                                      a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment                                       
              
                             riot policemen armed with bats and tear gas                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in knocks
                                                
              
          
                                                      to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner                                       
              
                             batted the lamp off the table with one strike                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in licks
                                                
              
          
                                                      to strike repeatedly                                       
              
                             batted the piñata until it finally broke open                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in roams
                                                
              
          
                                                      to move about from place to place aimlessly                                       
              
                             on Sunday afternoons we'd pile into Father's car and bat around the countryside                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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