Bat
nnoun.animalnocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigateSynset:chiropteran
Member Holonyms:Chiroptera order Chiroptera
Hypernyms:eutherian eutherian mammal placental placental mammal
Inherited Hypernyms:batplacentalmammalvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:carnivorous batfruit batmegabatmicrobat
Part Meronyms:wing
Full Hyponyms:big-eared batbig brown batbrown batcarnivorous batcave myotiscynopterus sphinxdesmodus rotunduseastern pipistrelfalse vampireflying foxfreetailfrosted batfruit batguano bathairy-legged vampire batharpyhognose bathorseshoe batjackass batleafnose batlittle brown batlong-eared batmacrotusmastiff batmouse-eared batorange batpallid batphyllostomus hastatuspipistrellepocketed batpteropus capestratuspteropus hypomelanusred batserotinespearnose batvampire batvespertilian batwestern big-eared batwestern pipistrel
nnoun.act(baseball) a turn trying to get a hitTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Synset:at-bat
Examples:- he was at bat when it happened
- he got four hits in four at-bats
Hypernyms:play turn
Inherited Hypernyms:batturnactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta small racket with a long handle used for playing squashSynset:squash racket squash racquet
Derivationally Related Form:bat
Hypernyms:racket racquet
Inherited Hypernyms:squash racketracketsports implementimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactthe club used in playing cricketSynset:cricket bat
Examples:- a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting
Hypernyms:cricket equipment
Inherited Hypernyms:cricket batcricket equipmentsports equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:grip handgrip handle hold
nnoun.artifacta club used for hitting a ball in various gamesDerivationally Related Form:bat
Hypernyms:club
Inherited Hypernyms:batclubstickimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:baseball batlumberpaddle
Full Hyponyms:baseball batpaddletable-tennis racquet
vverb.contactstrike with, or as if with a baseball batTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Derivationally Related Form:battingbatterbat
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:bathittouch
Direct Hyponyms:switch-hit
Full Troponyms:switch-hit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.bodywink brieflySynset:flutter
Hypernyms:blink nictate nictitate wink
Inherited Hypernyms:batblinkact involuntarilyact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contacthave a turn at batTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Examples:- Jones bats first, followed by Martinez
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:bathittouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.contactuse a batTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:bathittouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.contactbeat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fightSynset:clobber cream drub lick thrash
Examples:- We licked the other team on Sunday!
Derivationally Related Form:thrashingdrubbing
Hypernyms:beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
Inherited Hypernyms:creambeatget the better of
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | The fighter managed to --- his opponent (apply to: thrash, clobber, bat, lick, drub)