Definition of "bat"
- noun
- Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation. They look like a mouse with membranous wings extending from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail. Altogether, there are about 1,000 bat species in the world. 
- An old woman. 
- A low whore: so called from moving out like a bat in the dusk of the evening. 
- A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket. 
- A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game. 
- Packsaddle. 
- verb
- To hit with a bat. 
- To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding. 
- To strike or swipe as though with a bat. 
- To flutter: bat one's eyelashes. 
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