Dictionary entry details
• BAT (noun)
Meaning:
Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
bat; chiropteran
Hypernyms ("bat" is a kind of...):
eutherian; eutherian mammal; placental; placental mammal (mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)
Meronyms (parts of "bat"):
wing (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bat"):
fruit bat; megabat (large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit)
carnivorous bat; microbat (typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution)
Holonyms ("bat" is a member of...):
Chiroptera; order Chiroptera (an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats))
Meaning:
(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
at-bat; bat
Context examples:
he was at bat when it happened / he got four hits in four at-bats
Hypernyms ("bat" is a kind of...):
play; turn ((game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Meaning:
A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
squash racket; squash racquet; bat
Hypernyms ("bat" is a kind of...):
racket; racquet (a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games)
Meaning:
The club used in playing cricket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cricket bat; bat
Context example:
a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting
Hypernyms ("bat" is a kind of...):
cricket equipment (sports equipment used in playing cricket)
Meronyms (parts of "bat"):
grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
Meaning:
A club used for hitting a ball in various games
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bat" is a kind of...):
club (stout stick that is larger at one end)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bat"):
baseball bat; lumber (an implement used in baseball by the batter)
paddle (small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games)
• BAT (verb)
Meaning:
Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
bat the ball
Hypernyms (to "bat" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bat"):
switch-hit (bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Wink briefly
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
bat; flutter
Context example:
bat one's eyelids
Hypernyms (to "bat" is one way to...):
blink; nictate; nictitate; wink (briefly shut the eyes)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Have a turn at bat
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Jones bats first, followed by Martinez
Hypernyms (to "bat" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Use a bat
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Who's batting?
Hypernyms (to "bat" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
lick; drub; cream; clobber; bat; thrash
Context example:
We licked the other team on Sunday!
Hypernyms (to "bat" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to bat his opponent
