| 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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