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bat

verb

/bæt/

Meaning

to hit with a bat; to flutter eyelids

a flying mammal that is active at night; a wooden stick used in sports like baseball

a flying mammal that is active at night and uses echolocation to navigate

She bats her eyelashes flirtatiously.

The bat flew out of the cave at sunset.

hit, strike, flutter, wink, flying fox, club, stick, flying mammal, chiropteran

Entry 1

hit, strike, flutter, wink

Entry 2

flying fox, club, stick

Entry 3

flying mammal, chiropteran

miss, avoid

bat an eye, bat around, baseball bat, cricket bat, bat the ball, bat cave, vampire bat, flying bat, night bat, cave bat

Entry 1

bat an eye, bat around, baseball bat, cricket bat, bat the ball

Entry 2

baseball bat, cricket bat, bat cave, vampire bat

Entry 3

flying bat, night bat, cave bat

to point out; to show or suggest; to be a sign of

to dismiss or refuse to accept, consider, or submit to

To separate something or someone from others.

to develop gradually, especially into a more complex or advanced state

to conclude or deduce something from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements

to have a different opinion; to not agree