bat

10 definitions • 8 examples

a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in some games:

a baseball/cricket/rounders/table tennis bat

a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night

to hit or try to hit a ball or other object with a bat:

He batted the ball high into the air.

They batted the shuttlecock back and forth between them.

Jones will be the first to bat.

to hit or try to hit something small and make it move, usually with your hand:

We were constantly batting flies off the food.

She crumpled up her coffee cup and batted it across the table.

The cat was batting lazily at a ball of wool.

to open and close your eyes quickly several times, especially to attract attention or admiration:

bat your eyelashes She smiled and batted her eyelashes at him.

a specially shaped stick of wood or metal, used for hitting the ball esp. in baseball

a small, flying animal with big ears and wings of skin

to use a bat to hit the ball, esp. in baseball

If you bat at something, you hit it lightly:

to open and close your eyes quickly several times, esp. to attract attention or admiration