Noun
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a club used for hitting a ball in various games
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the club used in playing cricket
"a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting"
- cricket bat -
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
- squash racket - squash racquet -
(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 -
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
Verb
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beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
"We licked the other team on Sunday!"
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use a bat
"Who's batting?"
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have a turn at bat
"Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
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wink briefly
"bat one's eyelids"
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strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
"bat the ball"