Bat(n.) A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.
Bat(n.) Shale or bituminous shale.
Bat(n.) A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
Bat(n.) A part of a brick with one whole end.
Bat(n.) One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire.
Bat(v. i.) To use a bat, as in a game of baseball.
Bat(v. t.) To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.
Batful(v. i.) Rich; fertile.
Batted(imp. & p. p.) of Bat
Batting(n.) The act of one who bats; the management of a bat in playing games of ball.
Batting(n.) Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc.; as, cotton batting.
Batting(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bat
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