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bat

/ bat /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(baseball) a turn batting
"he was at bat when it happened"
"he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats"
Type of:
turn play
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 2
use a bat
"Who''s batting?"
Type of:
hit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 3
strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
"bat the ball"
Type of:
hit
Kinds of:
switch-hit
Derived:
squash racket squash racquet batter hitter slugger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 4
beat thoroughly in a competition or fight
"We licked the other team on Sunday!"
Type of:
beat beat out crush
Derived:
thrashing walloping debacle drubbing slaughter
Verb group:
thrash thresh lam flail
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
wink briefly
"bat one''s eyelids"
Type of:
blink wink nictitate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
a club used for hitting a ball in various games
Type of:
club
Kinds of:
baseball bat lumber paddle
noun Sense 7
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
Type of:
placental placental mammal eutherian
Kinds of:
fruit bat megabat carnivorous bat microbat
Has parts:
Chiroptera order Chiroptera
verb Sense 8
have a turn at bat
"Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
Type of:
hit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
noun Sense 9
a bat used in playing cricket
Type of:
cricket equipment
noun Sense 10
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
Type of:
racket racquet
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
42
Times Searched
18
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Related Words

turn play hit switch-hit beat beat out crush blink wink nictitate club baseball bat