Information about English word BAT

Definitions of BAT

• Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
• An old woman.
• A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
• A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
• The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.<ref>Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 242</ref>
• Shale or bituminous shale.
• A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
• A part of a brick with one whole end. <!--see brickbat-->
• A stroke; a sharp blow.
• A stroke of work.
• Rate of motion; speed.
• A spree; a jollification.
• Manner; rate; condition; state of health.
• To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.
• To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
• To strike or swipe as though with a bat.
• To flutter
• To wink.
• To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
• To flit quickly from place to place.
• A packsaddle.
• : a principle applying to regulations on limiting pollutant discharges.

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