NOUN | animal | bat, chiropteran | nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate |
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act | bat, at-bat | (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit | |
artifact | bat, squash racket, squash racquet | a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash | |
artifact | bat, cricket bat | the club used in playing cricket | |
artifact | bat | a club used for hitting a ball in various games / games | |
VERB | contact | bat | strike with, or as if with a baseball bat |
body | bat, flutter | wink briefly | |
contact | bat | have a turn at bat | |
contact | bat | use a bat | |
contact | bat, cream, clobber, drub, thrash, lick | beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight |
Sounds | bae't | |
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Rhymes | acrobat ... ziggurat: 63 rhymes with aet... |
Meaning | nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate. | |
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Synonym | chiropteran | |
Member of | Chiroptera, order Chiroptera | An old order dating to early Eocene |
Parts | wing | A movable organ for flying (one of a pair) |
Narrower | carnivorous bat, microbat | typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects |
fruit bat, megabat | large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit | |
Broader | placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal | mammals having a placenta |
Spanish | chiroptera, chiropteran, murciélago, quiróptero, quirópteros | |
Catalan | chiroptera, muricec, quiròpter, rata-pinyada, ratapinyada, rat-penat, ratpenat |
Meaning | (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | at-bat | |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
Broader | turn, play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession / succession |
Spanish | bateo |
Meaning | A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash. | |
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Synonyms | squash racket, squash racquet | |
Broader | racket, racquet | A sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games / games |
Spanish | raqueta de squash | |
Catalan | raqueta d'esquaix | |
Verbs | bat | strike with, or as if with a baseball bat |
Meaning | The club used in playing cricket. | |
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Example | "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting" | |
Synonym | cricket bat | |
Parts | handle, grip, handgrip, hold | The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it |
Broader | cricket equipment | sports equipment used in playing cricket |
Spanish | pala | |
Catalan | bat |
Meaning | A club used for hitting a ball in various games / games. | |
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Narrower | baseball bat, lumber | An implement used in baseball by the batter |
paddle | small wooden bat with a flat surface | |
Broader | club | stout stick that is larger at one end |
Spanish | bate, bat | |
Catalan | bat | |
Verbs | bat | strike with, or as if with a baseball bat |
Meaning | strike with, or as if with a baseball bat. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "bat the ball" | |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
Narrower | switch-hit | bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher |
Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
Similar to | bat | Use a bat |
bat | Have a turn at bat | |
Spanish | batear | |
Nouns | bat | a club used for hitting a ball in various games / games |
bat | a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash | |
batter | (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting | |
batting | (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base |
Meaning | wink briefly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "bat one's eyelids" | |
Synonym | flutter | |
Broader | blink, wink, nictitate, nictate | briefly shut the eyes |
Spanish | aletear, parpadear ligeramente, pestañear | |
Catalan | parpellejar |
Meaning | Have a turn at bat. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez" | |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
Similar to | bat | strike with, or as if with a baseball bat |
Meaning | Use a bat. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "Who's batting?" | |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
Similar to | bat | strike with, or as if with a baseball bat |
Meaning | Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | The fighter managed to bat his opponent | |
Synonyms | cream, clobber, drub, thrash, lick | |
Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
Similar to | thrash, thresh, lam, flail | Give a thrashing to |
Spanish | batear, moler |
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