| bat | |
| 1. n. Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation. | |
| 2. n. (offensive) An old woman. | |
| 3. n. A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket. | |
| 4. n. A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game. | |
| 5. n. (two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 242 | |
| 6. n. (mining) Shale or bituminous shale. | |
| 7. n. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting. | |
| 8. n. A part of a brick with one whole end. | |
| 9. n. A stroke; a sharp blow. | |
| 10. n. (Scotland) A stroke of work. | |
| 11. n. (informal) Rate of motion; speed. | |
| 12. n. (US, slang) A spree; a jollification. | |
| 13. n. (Scotland) Manner; rate; condition; state of health. | |
| 14. v. to hit with a bat. | |
| 15. v. (intransitive) to take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding. | |
| 16. v. (intransitive) to strike or swipe as though with a bat | |
| The cat batted at the toy. | |
| 17. v. to flutter: bat one's eyelashes. | |
| 18. v. (dialect) To bate or flutter, as a hawk. | |
| 19. v. (US, UK dialect) To wink. | |
| 20. n. (obsolete) packsaddle | |
| 21. n. (dated form of baht) (Thai currency) | |
