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1. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
   - chiropteran, flittermouse [archaic]
    
2. A club used for hitting a ball in various games
    
3. (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
   "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats";
   - at-bat
    
4. A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
   - squash racket, squash racquet
    
5. The club used in playing cricket
   "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting";
   - cricket bat

1. Strike (a ball in a game) with a baseball, cricket or other type of bat
   "bat the ball"
    
2. Wink briefly
   "bat one's eyelids";
   - flutter
    
3. Have a turn at bat
   "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
    
4. Use a bat
   "Who's batting?"
    
5. Deflect or refute an attack or argument
   "he batted down the allegations"; "she batted away their objections"
    
6. Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
   "We batted the other team on Sunday!";
   - cream [informal], clobber [informal], drub, thrash [informal], lick [informal], marmalise [Brit, informal], marmelize [Brit, informal], marmelise [Brit, informal], wipe the floor [informal], paste [informal], beat hollow [informal], whale [N. Amer, informal], marmalize [Brit, informal], smoke [N. Amer, informal], hammer [informal], muller [Brit, informal], blow away [informal], slaughter [informal], tromp [N. Amer, informal], trounce

Sounds like: batt

Derived forms: bats, batting, batted

Type of: beat, beat out, blink, club, cricket equipment, crush, eutherian, eutherian mammal, hit, nictate, nictitate, placental, placental mammal, play, racket, racquet, shell, trounce, turn, vanquish, wink

Part of: Chiroptera, order Chiroptera

Encyclopedia: Bat, leaf nosed