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Search   Web Kids.Net.Au Dictionary   Sponsors	Dictionary > Definition: bat Definition of bat (baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats" nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate a club used for hitting a ball in various games a bat used in playing cricket a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash wink briefly; "bat one''s eyelids" beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball" use a bat; "Who''s batting?" have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez" Similar Words: at-bat, chiropteran, cricket bat, squash racket, squash racquet, flutter, clobber, drub, thrash, lick Hyponyms: fruit bat, megabat, carnivorous bat, microbat, baseball bat, lumber, paddle, switch-hit Grouped Verbs: thrash, thresh, lam, flail Member Meronyms: Chiroptera, order Chiroptera Derivational Morphology: thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping, squash racket, squash racquet, batter, hitter, slugger, batsman, batting Anagrams: tab Find words starting with:     A B C     D E F     G H I     J K L     M N O     P Q R     S T U     V W X     Y Z

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