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    [Noun]  | "bat" | \ ˈbat \


    1: a stout solid stick : club

    2: a sharp blow : stroke

    3: a usually wooden implement used for hitting the ball in various games

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English batt;

    [Noun]  | "bat" 


    1: any of a widely distributed order (Chiroptera) of nocturnal usually frugivorous or insectivorous flying mammals that have wings formed from four elongated digits of the forelimb covered by a cutaneous membrane and that have adequate visual capabilities but often rely on echolocation

    Origin: 1580 ;

     Probably alteration of Middle English bakke, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish nattbakka bat;

    [Noun]  | "batt" | \ ˈbat \


    1: batting; also : an often square piece of batting

    Origin: circa 1847 ;

    [Noun]  | "bat-eared fox" | \ ˈbat-ˌird- \


    1: a large-eared yellowish-gray fox (Otocyon megalotis) that inhabits arid unforested areas of eastern and southern Africa

    Origin: 1930 ;

    [Noun]  | "bat girl" 


    1: a girl or woman employed to look after the equipment (such as bats) of a baseball team

    Origin: 1937 ;

    [Noun]  | "bat mitz*vah" | \ bät-ˈmits-və \


    1: a Jewish girl who at 12 or more years of age assumes religious responsibilities

    2: the initiatory ceremony recognizing a girl as a bat mitzvah

    Origin: 1910 ;

     Hebrew bath mişwāh, literally, daughter of the (divine) law;

    [Verb]  | "bat" 


    1: to strike or hit with or as if with a bat

    2: to advance (a base runner) by batting

    3: to have a batting average of

    Origin: 13th century ;

    [Verb]  | "bat" 


    1: to wink especially in surprise or emotion; also : flutter

    Origin: circa 1787 ;

     Probably alteration of {see: |bate:2|bate:2};

    [Verb]  | "bat mitzvah" 


    1: to administer the ceremony of bat mitzvah to

    Origin: 1949 ;

    [Abbreviation]  | "BAT" 


    1: bachelor of arts in teaching

    [Noun]  | "bat" 


    1: a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument;


      * e.g., " ... a sharp bat with a rolled-up newspaper and that fly was a goner "



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    2: a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment;


      * e.g., " ... riot policemen armed with bats and tear gas "



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    [Verb]  | "bat" 


    1: to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner;


      * e.g., " ... batted the lamp off the table with one strike "



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    2: to strike repeatedly;


      * e.g., " ... batted the piñata until it finally broke open "



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    3: to move about from place to place aimlessly;


      * e.g., " ... on Sunday afternoons we'd pile into Father's car and bat around the countryside "



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    [Verb]  | "bat (around or back and forth)" 


    1: to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion;


      * e.g., " ... the issue's been batted around, but nothing's ever been done "



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    [Verb]  | "bat (around)" 


    1: as in kick around, argue;


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    [Phrase]  | "go to bat for" 


    1: to promote the interests or cause of;


      * e.g., " ... an advocate who goes to bat for the poor and marginalized "



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    [Phrase]  | "off the bat" 


    1: without delay;


      * e.g., " ... She got a job right off the bat after graduation. "



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    [Phrase]  | "gone to bat for" 


    1: to promote the interests or cause of;


      * e.g., " ... an advocate who goes to bat for the poor and marginalized "



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    [Phrase]  | "went to bat for" 


    1: to promote the interests or cause of;


      * e.g., " ... an advocate who goes to bat for the poor and marginalized "



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    [Phrase]  | "goes to bat for" 


    1: to promote the interests or cause of;


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    [Phrase]  | "going to bat for" 


    1: to promote the interests or cause of;


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     [ "bat" ]

    1: When a person's romantic advances are rejected by the individual they are aimed at. South African slang.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Can't believe she gave me bat after all the hard work I put in!' 

     [ "bat" ]

    1: A crabby, sarcastic old woman.

      * e.g.,  ... What are you talking about, you crazy old bat? 

     [ "bat" ]

    1: the stock melee weapon for the scout class in tf2 nothing really special about it it has decent damage at close range

      * e.g.,  ... fresh install scout: i wish i could use anything but the bat 

     [ "bat" ]

    1: a small pipe that only holds a tiny amount of marijuana, only enough for one hit, it's shaped like a ciggerette and is about as long as a ciggerette as well. most bats come with a dug-out as a set, and are usually stored inside the dug-out for convenience

      * e.g.,  ... You wanna take a rip off the bat? 

     [ "bat" ]

    1: to whack off, masturbate, choke the chicken, squeeze the tomato and so on.

      * e.g.,  ... guidance counciler - "where do you plan to be in 5 years?" 

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    1: 1)A bat is not a rat with wings or a rodent , they are mamals of the order Chiroptera, and are highly intelligent. They are the only mammal that can fly. There are only two types of 'vampire bats' that acually suck blood and they live in South America(mostly).

      * e.g.,  ... 1)Bats are really cute!! 

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    2: 2)a club used for hitting a ball in various games

      * e.g.,  ... 2)I droped the bat on my toe and it really hurt! 

     [ "bat" ]

    3: 3)strike with, or as if with a baseball bat

      * e.g.,  ... 3)Coach:Hey jimmy bat the ball 

     [ "bat" ]

    1: a thing you use to hit people with

      * e.g.,  ... "im gonna hit you in the balls with a bat" 

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    1: A blunt that has been twisted so fat, the only way to describe it is by calling it a Bat!

      * e.g.,  ... Son, you twisted up a bat! 

     [ "bat" ]

    1: It's a rat with wings.

      * e.g.,  ... Legend has it, that once upon a time there was this rat that wished it could fly. So after praying numerous times to Allah, he finally got his wings and his rat brotherin' named him bat. 

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    1: Ignore a guy, or reject his oncomings. This is to stop a guy dead in his tracks when he is trying to make smoother moves on you than Michael Jackson

      * e.g.,  ... This guy tried flirting with me at the mall today I had to give him bat 

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