bat in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
bat in Hindi हिन्दी
bat in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
bat in Kashmiri कॉशुर
bat in Sindhi سنڌي
bat in Telugu తెలుగు
bat in English
- bat⇄adj. batlike.
- bat⇄bat (1), noun, verb, batted,batting.
- bat⇄bat (2), noun.
1. a flying mammal with a body like that of a mouse and wings made of thin skin that are supported by the long, slim bones of the forelimbs; chiropter. Bats fly at night and most eat insects, but some live on fruit and a few suck the - bat⇄bat (3), transitive verb, batted,batting.
(Informal.) to move (the eyelids) quickly; wink (the eyes), especially from surprise or emotion.
Ex. The rock nearly hit him, but he didn't bat an eye. ... don't you bat your eyes to please none of 'em - bat⇄bat (4), noun. baht.
- bat⇄expr. at bat, (U.S.) in position to bat; having a turn at batting.
Ex. Our side is at bat. - bat⇄expr. bat around,
a. (Slang.) to go from place to place without any definite purpose; move according to the whim of the moment.
Ex. His parents gave him a shiny 1920 Buick to bat around in (New Yorker).
b. (U.S. Slang.) to discuss (so - bat⇄expr. bat in, (Baseball.) to hit the ball so that a player can score.
Ex. to bat in a man from second to bat in the winning run. - bat⇄expr. bat out, (U.S. Slang.) to create quickly and more or less casually.
Ex. to bat out an outline of a story in two hours. - bat⇄expr. bats in the belfry, (Slang.)
a. the condition of being insane.
Ex. The sahib had bats in his belfry, and must be humoured (Blackwood's Magazine).
b. oddness or unpredictability in behavior.
Ex. It's a case of bats in his b - bat⇄expr. blind as a bat, (Informal.) completely blind; totally unable to see.
Ex. He felt blind as a bat without his glasses. - bat⇄expr. carry one's bat, (Cricket.) to be not out when the other ten wickets of an innings have fallen.
Ex. The team made its runs in less than two hours and carried out its bats. - bat⇄expr. go to bat for, (Informal.) to support the cause of.
Ex. You need a really important figure to go to bat for you (New Yorker). - bat⇄expr. like a bat out of hell, (Slang.) with great speed; recklessly.
Ex. to drive like a bat out of hell. - bat⇄expr. off one's own bat, (Informal.) on one's own initiative; without help from others; single-handedly.
Ex. ... initiating off his own bat such enterprises as the famous Broadway Translations (Saturday Review). - bat⇄expr. right off the bat, (Informal.) without hesitation or deliberation; immediately; quickly.
Ex. He made two sales right off the bat. - bat⇄expr. take out one's bat, (Cricket.) to be not out at the end of the innings.
- bat⇄noun 1a. a stout wooden stick or club, used to hit the ball in baseball, cricket, and similar games.
Ex. The hitter swung the bat and hit a home run.
b. a racket used in certain games, such as tennis.
c. (U.S. Informal.) a jockey's wh - bat⇄v.i. (Baseball.)
1. to strike, or strike at, the ball with a bat.
Ex. The new pitcher also bats well.
2. to be at bat; take one's turn as a batter. - bat⇄v.t. to hit with a bat; hit.
Ex. The kitten batted the balloon with its paws.