bat : Idioms & Phrases

• noun (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
  bat.
  
  • he was at bat when it happened
  • he got four hits in four at-bats

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• noun an implement used in baseball by the batter
  lumber.
  

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• (Machinery), a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more firmly.

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• noun (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment
  

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• noun (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
  bas mitzvah; bath mitzvah.
  
• verb confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith
  

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Bat" print`ing

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1. (Ceramics) A mode of printing on glazed ware.

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• (Zoöl.), a wingless, dipterous insect of the genus Nycteribia, parasitic on bats.

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Bat's"-wing", Bat"wing adjective (Also<

• Bat's-wing
• Batwing

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1. Shaped like a bat's wing; as, a bat's-wing burner.

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• noun (baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat
  hitting average.
  
  • Ted Williams once had a batting average above .400
• noun (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds
  
  • the salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12

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• noun a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
  cage.
  

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• noun (baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better
  

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• noun a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat
  

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• noun a helmet worn by the batter in baseball
  

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• noun (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
  lineup; card.
  
  • the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate

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• noun rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed
  Eptesicus fuscus.
  

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• noun large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
  Megaderma lyra.
  

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• noun any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings
  

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• (Zoöl.), the night hawk; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening.

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• (zool.), a bat of the genus Nyctinomus; so called from the shape of its face.

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• noun typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
  microbat.
  

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• noun drab yellowish big-eared bat that lives in caves
  cave bat; Antrozous pallidus.
  

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• noun the club used in playing cricket
  bat.
  
  • a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting

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• noun Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches
  Salix alba caerulea.
  

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• noun common brown bat of Europe
  Eptesicus serotinus; serotine.
  

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• noun any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects
  false vampire.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See Fruit bat.

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• noun small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions
  freetail; free-tailed bat.
  

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• noun small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions
  freetail; free-tailed bat.
  

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• noun common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat
  Vespertilio murinus.
  

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• noun large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit
  megabat.
  

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• (Zoöl.), one of the Frugivora; called also fruit-eating bat.

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• noun the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter
  guano bat; Tadarida brasiliensis.
  

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• noun similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas
  Diphylla ecaudata.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an Indian bat (Scotophilus ornatus), curiously variegated with white spots.

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• noun any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
  tube-nosed bat; harpy bat; harpy.
  

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• (Zoöl.) (a) An East Indian fruit bat of the genus Harpyia (esp. H. cerphalotes), having prominent, tubular nostrils. (b) A small, insectivorous Indian bat (Harpiocephalus harpia).

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• (Zoöl.), an American bat (Atalapha cinerea), having the hair yellowish, or brown, tipped with white.

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• noun small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose
  Choeronycteris mexicana.
  

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• noun any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
  
• noun a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
  

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• noun a large bat of the southwestern United States having spots and enormous ears
  Euderma maculata; jackass bat.
  

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Jour"ney-bat`ed adjective

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1. Worn out with journeying. Obs. Shak.

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• noun bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
  leaf-nosed bat.
  

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• noun bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
  leaf-nosed bat.
  

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• noun the small common North American bat; widely distributed
  Myotis leucifugus; little brown myotis.
  

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• noun any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears
  

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• (Zoöl.), a small bat (Megaderma lyra), inhabiting India and Ceylon. It is remarkable for the enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and ears.

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• noun a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground
  

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• (Zoöl.) , any bat of the genus Molossus; so called because the face somewhat resembles that of a mastiff.

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• noun the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter
  guano bat; Tadarida brasiliensis.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a South American and West Indian bat (Molossus nasutus); so called because the males live in communities by themselves.

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• noun a carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse
  

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• noun a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur
  Rhinonicteris aurantius; orange bat.
  

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• noun a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur
  Rhinonicteris aurantius; orange bat.
  

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• noun drab yellowish big-eared bat that lives in caves
  cave bat; Antrozous pallidus.
  

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• noun small brown bat of California and northern Mexico
  pocketed bat; Tadirida femorosacca.
  

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• noun small brown bat of California and northern Mexico
  pocketed bat; Tadirida femorosacca.
  

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• noun North American bat of a brick or rusty red color with hairs tipped with white
  Lasiurus borealis.
  

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• noun a run that is the result of the batter's performance
  rbi.
  
  • he had more than 100 rbi last season

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Sea" bat`

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1. (Zoöl.) See Batfish (a).

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• noun New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay
  

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• (Zoöl.), any phyllostome bat.

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• noun a large bat of the southwestern United States having spots and enormous ears
  Euderma maculata; jackass bat.
  

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• noun paddle used to play table tennis
  pingpong paddle; table-tennis racquet.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of species of Old World bats of the genus Taphozous which inhabit tombs, especially the Egyptian species (T. perforatus).

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• (Zoöl.), an Asiatic rhinolophid bat (Triænops Persicus), having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident.

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• noun any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
  true vampire bat.
  

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• noun any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
  tube-nosed bat; harpy bat; harpy.
  

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• noun any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
  tube-nosed bat; harpy bat; harpy.
  

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• noun any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
  true vampire bat.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a vampire, 3.

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• noun a variety of carnivorous bat
  vespertilionid.
  

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• noun bat of western North America having extremely large ears
  Plecotus townsendi.
  

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