English / word
bat
noun, verb A1MEANING IN ENGLISH
a wooden club used to hit a ball in sports; also a nocturnal flying mammal
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
a wooden or metal club used to hit a ball in sports like baseball or cricket
In context
01
He hit a towering six with his new cricket bat.
02
At dusk, a bat flew silently past our roof.
Synonyms
club,hit,strike
Antonyms
miss,avoid,none
Collocations
cricket bat,baseball bat,swing the bat
Verb forms
Past: batted · Past participle: batted · -ing: batting