SkyfireDict

bats   (TTS Sound)

The noun bat has 5 senses

• bat, chiropteran -- (nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate)


• bat, at-bat -- ((baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats")


• squash racket, squash racquet, bat -- (a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash)


• cricket bat, bat -- (the club used in playing cricket; "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting")


• bat -- (a club used for hitting a ball in various games)

The verb bat has 5 senses

• bat -- (strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball")


• bat, flutter -- (wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids")


• bat -- (have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez")


• bat -- (use a bat; "Who's batting?")


• cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick -- (beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!")

The adj bats has 1 sense

• balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky -- (informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy")