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Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
A
player
rated
according to
skill
in batting.
●
In Two-up:
The
piece
of
wood
on which the
spinner
places
the
coins
and then
uses
for
throwing
them.
●
In Mining:
Shale or
bituminous
shale
.
●
A
sheet
of
cotton
used for
filling
quilts
or
comfortables
; batting.
●
A part of a
brick
with one whole end.
●
A
stroke
;
a sharp
blow.
●
In British English & Scottish English:
A
stroke
of work.
●
Rate of
motion
; speed.
●
In American English:
A
spree
; a jollification.
●
In British English & Scottish English:
Manner; rate;
condition
; state of health.
●
In Kentish English & Sussex English:
A
rough
walking
stick.
●
A packsaddle.
●
Dated form of
baht
(“Thai currency”).
●
In Caribbean English & Multicultural London English:
Clipping of
batty
(“buttocks or anus”).
●
In British English:
A child's
shoe
without a welt.
●
In British English:
A
boot
that is
badly
made or in
poor
condition.
●
Initialism of best available technology: a
principle
applying
to
regulations
on
limiting
pollutant
discharges.
●
Initialism of
brown
adipose
tissue.
Verb
●
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.
●
In British English:
To
bate
or
flutter
, as a hawk.
●
To flutter
●
In American English & British English:
To wink.
●
To
flit
quickly
from place to place.
Name
●
Abbreviation of Bathurst.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bat
English
batt
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
bât
French
bast
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Chiropter
Chiropteran
Flindermouse
Flitterbat
Flittermouse
Fluttermouse
Rearmouse
Reremouse
Kip
Stick
Kylie
Lannet
Crop
Batting
Prostitute
Flying Mouse
Old Woman
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Rhymes
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Tat
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Pat
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Pat
Gat
Fat
Rat
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