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Detailed Synonyms for bats in English

bats:

bats [the ~] nomen

  1. the bats
    the bats
    • bats [the ~] nomen

bats adj

  1. bats
    – informal or slang terms for mentally irregular 1
    daft; cracked; loony; bonkers; bats; dotty; fruity; crackers; kooky; haywire; batty; balmy; loco; kookie; buggy; barmy; loopy
    – informal or slang terms for mentally irregular 1

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  1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular1

bats form of bat:

bat [the ~] nomen

  1. the bat
    the bat
    • bat [the ~] nomen
  2. the bat
    the cudgel
    – a club that is used as a weapon 1
    the stick; the bat; the baton
    the knout
    – a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners 1
  3. the bat
    the stick; the bat
  4. the bat
    – (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit 1
    the bat; the at-bat
    – (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit 1
    • bat [the ~] nomen
      • he was at bat when it happened1
    • at-bat [the ~] nomen
      • he got four hits in four at-bats1
  5. the bat
    – nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate 1
    the bat; the chiropteran
    – nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate 1
  6. the bat
    – a club used for hitting a ball in various games 1
    the bat
    – a club used for hitting a ball in various games 1
    • bat [the ~] nomen
  7. the bat
    – the club used in playing cricket 1
    the bat; the cricket bat
    – the club used in playing cricket 1
    • bat [the ~] nomen
    • cricket bat [the ~] nomen
      • a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting1
  8. the bat
    – a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash 1
    the bat; the squash racquet; the squash racket
    – a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash 1

bat verb

  1. bat
    – wink briefly 1
    bat; to flutter
    – wink briefly 1
    • bat verb
      • bat one's eyelids1
    • flutter verb (flutters, fluttered, fluttering)
  2. bat
    – beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight 1
    bat; to cream; to lick; to drub; thrash; clobber
    – beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight 1
    • bat verb
    • cream verb (creams, creamed, creaming)
    • lick verb (licks, licked, licking)
      • We licked the other team on Sunday!1
    • drub verb (drubs, drubbed, drubbing)
    • thrash verb
    • clobber verb
  3. bat
    – strike with, or as if with a baseball bat 1
    bat
    – strike with, or as if with a baseball bat 1
    • bat verb
      • bat the ball1
  4. bat
    – use a bat 1
    bat
    – use a bat 1
    • bat verb
      • Who's batting?1
  5. bat
    – have a turn at bat 1
    bat
    – have a turn at bat 1
    • bat verb
      • Jones bats first, followed by Martinez1

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  1. (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit1
    • he was at bat when it happened1
  2. nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate1
  3. a club used for hitting a ball in various games1
  4. the club used in playing cricket1
  5. a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash1
  6. wink briefly1
    • bat one's eyelids1
  7. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight1
  8. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat1
    • bat the ball1
  9. use a bat1
    • Who's batting?1
  10. have a turn at bat1
    • Jones bats first, followed by Martinez1

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