bate in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
bate in Sindhi سنڌي
bate in English
- bate⇄bate (1), verb, bated,bating.
- bate⇄bate (2), intransitive verb, bated,bating.
to beat the wings impatiently or attempt to take flight, as of a falcon or hawk; flutter.
Ex. Cressida recognized the point and wanted to take the air, but I checked her. She bated in fury (New Yorker - bate⇄bate (3), verb, bated,bating,noun.
(British Dialect.) - bate⇄bate (4), noun, verb, bated,bating.
- bate⇄expr. with bated breath, holding the breath in great fear, wonder, or interest.
Ex. The boys listened to the sailor's story with bated breath. - bate⇄noun a solution of dung or other alkaline substance used to soften hides in tanning.
- bate⇄noun contention; strife; debate.
- bate⇄v.i. (Obsolete or ?Dialect.) to decrease, especially in size, amount, or force.
- bate⇄v.i. to contend; quarrel.
- bate⇄v.t. to deduct; lessen; hold back.
(SYN) abate. - bate⇄v.t. to soften (hides) by soaking in such a solution.