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noun
- 1. an implement with a handle and a solid surface, usually of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball, cricket, and table tennis.
verb
- 1. (of a team or a player in sports such as baseball) take in turns the role of hitting rather than fielding: "Ruth came to bat in the fifth inning"
- 2. hit at (someone or something) with the palm of one's hand: "he batted the flies away"
IPA guide. Other forms: bats; batting; batted. A bat is used in the sports of baseball and cricket to hit a small, hard ball. In baseball, a bat can be made out of wood or aluminum. Bat can be a verb as well: when you're up at bat in a baseball game, it means it's your turn to bat with the bat.
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Bat definition: the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.. See examples of BAT used in a sentence.
Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (/ k aɪ ˈ r ɒ p t ə r ə /). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium.
Definition of bat noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
bat meaning: 1. a piece of wood used to hit the ball in some sports 2. a small animal like a mouse with wings…. Learn more.
Common Name: Bats. Scientific Name: Chiroptera. Diet: Carnivore. Group Name: Colony. Average Life Span In The Wild: 30 years. Size: less than two inches - 11 inches; wingspan: 5 inches - 6 feet....
What are they? Bats are mammals belonging to the order Chiroptera, a name of Greek origin meaning "hand-wing," which accurately describes the animal's most unusual anatomical feature.
