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noun | verb batbat1 /bæt/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYbat1Origin: (1, 6-8) 1500-1600 bat (14-16 centuries) 1 a small animal like a mouse that flies around at night → see also fruit bat2a long wooden stick with a special shape that is used in some sports and games: a baseball bat3do something right off the bat informal to do something immediately: I asked him to help, and he said “yes” right off the bat.4be at bat to be the person who is trying to hit the ball in a game of baseball5go to bat for somebody informal to help and support someone: Rene went to bat for me with the director, and I ended up getting the part.6like a bat out of hell informal very fast: I drove like a bat out of hell to the hospital.7old bat spoken an old woman who is not nice and is often in a bad mood8have bats in the belfry old-fashioned to be slightly crazy [Origin: (1, 6-8) 1500–1600 bat (14–16 centuries)] → see also as blind as a bat at blind1 (1) noun | verb batbat2 ●○○ verb (batted, batting) ETYMOLOGYbat2Origin: (1, 4-5) 1400-1500 ➔ BAT1(2) (2-3) 1800-1900 Probably from bate to beat the wings (13-20 centuries), from Old French batre to hit VERB TABLEbat |
Present | I, you, we, they | bat | | he, she, it | bats | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | batted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have batted | | he, she, it | has batted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had batted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bat | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have batted |
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Present | I | am batting | | he, she, it | is batting | | you, we, they | are batting | Past | I, he, she, it | was batting | | you, we, they | were batting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been batting | | he, she, it | has been batting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been batting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be batting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been batting |
1[intransitive, transitive] to hit the ball with a bat in baseball2[intransitive, transitive] to hit something lightly with your hand: bat at Our kittens had fun batting at balls of paper.3not bat an eye/eyelid informal to not seem to be shocked, surprised, or embarrassed: He used to tell the worst lies without batting an eye.4bat your eyes/eyelashes if a woman bats her eyes, she opens and closes them quickly, especially in order to look attractive to men5bat a thousand (also bat 1,000 informal) to be very successful: She’s been batting a thousand ever since she got that new job.bat something ↔ around phrasal verb informal to discuss the good and bad parts of a plan, idea, etc. |