bat
— Verb
– English
~ wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids"
bat
— Verb
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~ have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
baseball bat
— Noun
– English
~ an implement used in baseball by the batter
bat
— Noun
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~ (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats"
bat
— Noun
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~ a club used for hitting a ball in various games
bat
— Noun
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~ nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
bat
— Noun
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~ a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
bat
— Noun
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~ the club used in playing cricket; "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting"
at-bat
— Noun
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~ (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats"
Bata
— Noun
– English
~ a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
bataan
— Noun
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~ the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
batch
— Verb
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~ batch together; assemble or process as a batch
batch
— Noun
– English
~ (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
batch
— Noun
– English
~ all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
batch
— Noun
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~ a collection of things or persons to be handled together
bate
— Verb
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~ moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
bate
— Verb
– English
~ soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
bate
— Verb
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~ flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
bated
— Adjective
– English
~ diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes"
batfish
— Noun
– English
~ bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins