bat
/bæt/ verb B1- To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat. · He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.· We batted a few ideas around.
- To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
- To strike or swipe as though with a bat. · The cat batted at the toy.
He/she/it bats · Past batted · Past participle batted · -ing form batting
Verb forms
- Base form
- bat
- He/she/it
- bats
- Past
- batted
- Past participle
- batted
- -ing form
- batting
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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‘Twinkle, twinkle, little bat!
## The Bat And The Weasels
A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life.
The Bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free.
Other matches
- bat Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usua... A1
- bat To flutter. C2
- bat A club, made of wood like a baseball bat or oth... C2
- bat around To have each of a team's batting line-up positi...
- bat away To knock an object, usually a ball, away from o...
- bat in To bat so that a runner on base effects
- bat out To expel, using bats, paddles or similar things.
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