BAT

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A bat is a flying nocturnal mammal with leathery wings—the only mammal capable of true flight.

Separately, a bat is a club for striking a ball in baseball, cricket, and similar sports.

To bat is to take a turn hitting: She's batting third.

To go to bat for someone is to defend them.

To not bat an eye is to show no reaction.

Right off the bat means immediately.

An old bat is an unpleasant older woman.

idiom

belfry

Tower containing bells

hell · wink · lash · flinch · solo · flutter · immediately · unassisted · independently · unfazed

sports

baseball

Bat-and-ball team sport

  • cricketChirping legged insect
  • swingSuspended recreational seat
  • hitSuccessful contact or strike

slugger · Louisville Slugger · wooden · aluminum · grip · barrel · handle · home run · pitch · stance

animal

mammal

Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal

cave · roost · guano · vampire · flying fox · sonar · colony · rabies · insectivore · hibernate

striking

club

Organization with membership

bludgeon · truncheon · whack · hit · beat · clobber · smack · thwack · swing · pummel

Categories
Opposites
animal classification

BATbird

Feathered flying vertebrate

eagle · hawk · sparrow · elephant · whale

sports equipment function

BATglove

Fitted hand covering

catcher's mitt · mitt · ball · net · goal

nocturnal vs. diurnal symbolism

BATdove

Gentle cooing bird

songbird · butterfly · lark · robin · bluebird

Phrases
Family

bats, batted, batting, batter, batters, batsman, batsmen

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G