bat
1. nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
chiropteran
• Hypernyms:
placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal
• Hyponyms:
fruit bat, megabat, carnivorous bat, microbat
• Member Holonyms:
Chiroptera, order Chiroptera
• Part Meronyms:
wing
2. (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit (Freq. 1)
- he was at bat when it happened
- he got four hits in four at-bats
• Syn:
at-bat
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
turn, play
3. a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
• Syn:
squash racket, squash racquet
• Hypernyms:
racket, racquet
4. the club used in playing cricket
- a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting
• Syn:
cricket bat
• Hypernyms:
cricket equipment
• Part Meronyms:
handle, grip, handgrip, hold
5. a club used for hitting a ball in various games
• Hypernyms:
club
• Hyponyms:
baseball bat, lumber, paddle
1. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat (Freq. 11)
- bat the ball
• Derivationally related forms:
batter, batting
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Hyponyms:
switch-hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. wink briefly (Freq. 2)
- bat one's eyelids
• Syn:
flutter
• Hypernyms:
blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. have a turn at bat
- Jones bats first, followed by Martinez
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. use a bat
- Who's batting?
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- We licked the other team on Sunday!
• Syn:
cream, clobber, drub, thrash, lick
• Derivationally related forms:
thrashing (for: thrash), drubbing (for: drub)
• Hypernyms:
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
• Verb Group:
thrash, thresh, lam, flail
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- The fighter managed to bat his opponent
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