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Type Words
Synonyms at-bat
Type of play, turn


he was at bat when it happened.
he got four hits in four at-bats.
Type Words
Synonyms chiropteran
Type of placental, eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental mammal
Has types fruit bat, microbat, megabat, carnivorous bat
Type Words
Synonyms flutter
Type of nictitate, nictate, wink, blink


bat one's eyelids.
Type Words
Synonyms clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash
Type of shell, crush, vanquish, trounce, beat out, beat
Verb group thresh, thrash, flail, lam
Type Words
Synonyms cricket bat
Type of cricket equipment


a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting.
Type Words
Synonyms squash racket, squash racquet
Type of racquet, racket
Type Words
Type of club
Has types paddle, baseball bat, lumber
Type Words
Type of hit


Jones bats first, followed by Martinez.
Type Words
Type of hit
Has types switch-hit
Derivation batter, batting


bat the ball.
Type Words
Type of hit


Who's batting?.

Examples of bat

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Jay is a line drive hitter who does not carry a corner outfield bat or a RF arm.
From the stltoday.com
She appeared to be bleeding and Hunter sent somebody to give her a souvenir bat.
From the thenewstribune.com
Barry Bonds hits home run 601 breaking his bat off Marlins'starter Josh Beckett.
From the orlandosentinel.com
I was happy with the first at-bat to get us the second run and we got on a roll.
From the dailyherald.com
Chase Utley gives you the professional at-bat every time and now the fun starts.
From the timesunion.com
I don't know any municipality that off the bat can handle a 39 percent increase.
From the timesunion.com
He doesn't take a poor at-bat into the field and doesn't make careless mistakes.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Three times Wright delivered the game-winning hit in the Cardinals'final at-bat.
From the courier-journal.com
For example, if a player has a 33-inch bat, it cannot weigh more than 30 ounces.
From the freep.com
More examples
  • Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
  • Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"
  • (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats"
  • Wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids"
  • Have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
  • Squash racket: a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
  • Bats are flying mammals in the order Chiroptera . The forelimbs of bats are webbed and developed as wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. ...
  • In DOS, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows, a batch file is a text file containing a series of commands intended to be executed by the command interpreter. ...
  • A cricket bat is used by batsmen in the sport of cricket. It is usually made of willow wood. Its use is first mentioned in 1624.