Abbreviation ofEnglish Ba lt ic
bat
( international standards ) ISO 639-2 &ISO 639-5 language code forBaltic languages . Mariana's fruitbat (Pteropus mariannus sense 1 ) Dialectal variant (akin to dialectalSwedish natt-batta Middle English bakke balke North Germanic Old Norse (leðr)blaka ( literally“ (leather) flapper ” ) , fromleðr blaka ( “ to flap ” ) .
CompareOld Swedish natbakka Old Danish nathbakkæ
bat (plural bats
Any flyingmammal of the orderChiroptera nocturnal ,insectivorous orfrugivorous .Synonyms: chiropter chiropteran flindermouse flitterbat flittermouse fluttermouse flying mouse rattlemouse reremouse 1920 Mary Roberts Rinehart ,Avery Hopwood , chapter I, inThe Bat: A Novel from the Play 241 ), New York, N.Y.:Dell Publishing Company ,→OCLC page01 :The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like abat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like abat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like abat he never showed himself to the face of the day.
2012 , Suemedha Sood,(bbc.co.uk) Travelwise: Texas love bats [sic]As well as being worth millions of dollars to the Texan agriculture industry, these mammals are worth millions of dollars to the state’s tourism industry. Texas is home to the world’s largest knownbat colony (in Comal County), and the world’s largest urbanbat colony (in Austin).Bat watching is a common activity, with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department offering morebat -viewing sites than anywhere else in the US. ( derogatory ) 2000 Bill Oddie ,Gripping Yarns , page196 :"Isn't it lovely?" I smiled and thought: "Yes it is. It's also a Blackbird, you silly oldbat !
terms derived frombat (flying animal)
alien space bats a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat anvil bat (Epomops baby bat badger bat (Niumbaha superba banana bat (Musonycteris harrisoni barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus bat box bat bug (Polyctenidae Batcape batcorder batcrap bat detector batdom bat ear bat-eared fox Otocyon megalotis batfaced bat falcon (Falco rufigularis Batfamily batfish *bat flower ,batflower (Tacca bat fly (Nycteribiidae bat-fowler ,batfowler bat-fowling bat hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus bat house bat laurel (Prunus polystachya batless batlike batling Batman batmeat batmobile bat nut (Trapa batologist bat phone bat plant (Tacca batpoop bat ray (Myliobatis californica bats ( “ crazy ” ,adjective ) batshit batsicle batskin batspit batsqueak bat star (Patiria miniata batswing bat tick Nycteribia battish bat tree (Magnolia grandiflora batty Batusi Batverse batwing ,bat wing Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii big brown bat (Eptesicus big-eared bat *Blanford's bat (Hesperoptenus blanfordi blind as a bat blossom bat (Syconycteris blunt-eared bat (Tomopeas ravus Brandt's bat (Myotis brandtii brown bat *bull bat (Chordeiles bulldog bat bumblebee bat Craseonycteris thonglongyai butterfly bat (Glauconycteris Cadena's long-tongued bat (Hsunycteris cadenai canyon bat (Parastrellus hesperus cave bat (Antrozus chocolate wattled bat (Chalinolobus morio cinnamon bat (Mormoops copper-winged bat (Myotis formosus Damara horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus damarensis Dashe's nectar bat (Hsunycteris dashe Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii dawn bat (Eonycteris spelaea desert bat (Antrozous pallidus disc-winged bat /disk-winged bat /disc bat /disk bat (Thyropteridae Dormer's bat (Scotozous dormeri epaulet bat /epauletted bat * (Epomophorini evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis fish-eating bat (Myotis vivesi fishing bat /fisherman bat (Noctilionidae flower-faced bat (Anthops ornatus flute-nosed bat (Murina florium forest bat (Kerivoula fox bat ,fox-bat (Pteropodidae free-tailed bat (Molossidae fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus frosted bat (Vespertilio murinus fruit bat Pteropodidae funnel-eared bat (Natalidae Geoffroy's bat Myotis emarginatus ghost bat Macroderma gigas ghost-faced bat Mormoops megalophylla giant bat (Pteropus golden bat (Mimon bennettii golden-tipped bat (Phoniscus papuensis gray bat (Myotis grisescens greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis groove-toothed bat (Phoniscus atrox guano bat (Tadarida brasiliensis hairless bat (Cheiromeles torquatus hairy-faced bat (Myotis annectans hairy-tailed bat (Lasiurus ebenus hairy-winged bat (Harpiocephalus hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus harelipped bat (Noctilio harlequin bat (Scotomanes ornatus harpy bat have bats in the belfry ,have bats in one's belfry heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus Hodgson's bat (Myotis formosus hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai hollow-faced bat (Nycteris horn-skinned bat (Eptesicus floweri horseshoe bat Rhinolophidae Horsfield's bat Indiana bat Myotis sodalis jackass bat (Euderma maculata javelin bat (Phyllostomus hastatus Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai Kobayashi's bat (Eptesicus kobayashii large-footed bat (Myotis adversus leaf-nosed bat Phyllostomidae Hipposideridae Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri like a bat out of hell long-eared bat long-legged bat (Macrophyllum macrophyllum long-nosed bat *long-tongued bat lyre bat (Megaderma lyra Major's long-fingered bat mastiff bat megabat (Yinpterochiroptera microbat Microchiroptera mole bat (Mola mola Moloney's mimic bat Mimetillus moloneyi monk bat Molossus tropidorhynchus moonbat Morris's bat (Myotis morrisi mouse-eared bat Myotis mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma naked-backed bat (Pteronotus davyi naked bat (Cheiromeles torquatus Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri New York bat (Lasiurus borealis night-bat northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii orange bat (Rhinonicteris aurantia painted bat (Kerivoula picta pale-faced bat (Phylloderma stenops Pallas's long-tongued bat pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus parti-coloured bat ,particoloured bat (Vespertilio murinus Patton's long-tongued bat (Hsunycteris pattoni pied bat (Niumbaha superba pipistrelle bat /pipistrel bat (Pipistrellus pond bat (Myotis dasycneme proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso railer bat (Mops thersites red bat (Lasiurus borealis Ridley's bat (Myotis ridleyi round-eared tube-nosed bat (Hipposideros semoni roundleaf bat Hipposideros sac-winged bat (Emballonuridae Schlieffen's bat (Nycticeinops schlieffeni sea-bat ,sea bat ,seabat (Ogcocephalidae Seminole bat (Lasiurus seminolus Semon's leaf-nosed bat ,Semon's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros semoni serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus sheath-tailed bat (Emballonuridae short-tailed bat (Mystacina silky bat (Eptesicus serotinus silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans Sind bat (Eptesicus nasutus slit-faced bat (Nycteris smoky bat (Amorphochilus schnablii sombre bat (Eptesicus tatei soricine bat (Glossophaga soricina spearnose bat (Phyllostomidae specter bat ,spectre bat ,spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum spotted bat (Euderma maculatum Tacarcuna bat (Lasiurus castaneus tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum thick-eared bat (Eptesicus pachyotis Thomas's nectar bat (Hsunycteris thomasi thumbless bat (Amorphochilus schnablii Furipterus horrens Tickell's bat (Hesperoptenus tickelli Timorese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus montanus tomb bat Taphozous trident bat Asellia tridens trumpet-nosed bat (Musonycteris harrisoni tube-nosed bat (Nyctimene vampire bat Van Gelder's bat (Bauerus dubiaquercus vesper bat Vespertilionidae Welwitsch's bat (Myotis welwitschii werebat western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus white bat (Diclidurus Woermann's bat (Megaloglossus woermanni wrinkle-faced bat (Centurio senex wrinkle-lipped bat (Molossidae yellow bat (Scotophilus nigrita yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons A player swinging a baseballbat (sense 2 ) FromMiddle English bat batte Old English batt ( “ bat, club, cudgel ” ) , probably ofCeltic Old Breton bath ( “ club, cudgel ” ) and modernBreton bazh ( “ swagger stick ” ) , ultimately from a derivative ofProto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂- ( “ to strike, beat, pierce ” ) , similar to the Gaulish source ofLatin battuo ( “ I beat, pound ” ) .[ 1]
bat (plural bats
Aclub , made of wood like abaseball bat or otherwise, used as aweapon Aclub made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such asbaseball ,softball andcricket . Aturn athitting theball with a bat in agame .You've been in for ages. Can I have abat now?
A player rated according to skill in batting.He's a good fielder and a valuablebat .
( two-up ) spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.[ 2] Synonyms: kip kylie lannet stick ( mining ) Shale orbituminous shale.1799 Richard Kirwan ,Geological Essays :bituminous shale ; which miners , if I mistake not , callbat
Asheet ofcotton used for fillingquilts orcomfortables ;batting . A part of abrick with one whole end. Astroke ; asharp blow . ( UK , Scotland , dialect ) ( informal ) 1842 Sporting Magazine , page251 :On starting, The Nun led at a very slow pace for a quarter of a mile, when the Shrigley colt made running at a goodbat .
1898 Pall Mall Magazine :a vast host of fowl[ …] bat for the North Sea.
( US , slang , dated ) spree ; ajollification ; abinge ,jag .( UK , Scotland , dialect ) ( Kent , Sussex ) [ 3] [ 4] ^ Beekes, R. S. P. (1997). Sound Law and Analogy: Papers in Honor of Robert S.P. Beekes on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday. Netherlands: Rodopi, p. 312 ^ Sidney J. Baker,The Australian Language , second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 242 ^ A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect. W.D. Parrish ^ A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms. W. D. Parish and W.F. Shaw FromMiddle English batten baten ( “ to beat ” ) , fromOld French batre ( “ to beat ” ) , fromLate Latin battere Latin battuere Germanic Celtic batter battery
bat (third-person singular simple present bats present participle batting simple past and past participle batted
( transitive ) Hebatted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.
Webatted a few ideas around.
( intransitive ) cricket ,baseball andsoftball , as opposed tofielding .( intransitive ) strike orswipe as though with a bat.The catbatted at the toy.
( UK , dialect , obsolete ) bate or flutter, as ahawk .terms derived frombat (verb)
Possibly a variant ofbate
bat (third-person singular simple present bats present participle batting simple past and past participle batted
( transitive ) flutter tobat one’s eyelashes
( US , UK , dialect ) wink .( intransitive , usually with ‘around’ or ‘about’) I’ve spent all weekbatting around the country.
1956 Railway Magazine , page88 :The "Star" isbatting along at about a mile a minute, chattering away at the chimney and snatching small coal off the shovel.
Most commonly used in the phrasebat an eye
Borrowed fromFrench bât Old French bast Vulgar Latin *bastum *bastāre ( “ to carry ” ) , fromAncient Greek βαστάζω ( bastázō ,“ to lift, carry ” ) .Doublet ofbaton baston
bat (plural bats
( obsolete ) packsaddle .bat
Dated form ofbaht ( “ Thai currency ” ) bat (plural bats
( Caribbean , MLE ) Clipping ofbatty ( “ buttocks or anus ” ) bat (plural bats
( UK , dialect , obsolete ) shoe without awelt .1909 Boot and Shoe Recorder , volume55 , page25 :The retailer who sells a little girl a pretty pair of shoes today instead of a pair ofbats , is bound to sell that girl, when she grows up, a pair of stylish $3 or $4 shoes instead of her buying a pair of $1.98 bargainbats elsewhere.
( UK , slang , obsolete ) boot that is badly made or in poor condition.( child's shoe; boot ) : J. Wright,The English Dialect Dictionary ( boot ) : 1873 , John Camden Hotten,The Slang Dictionary bat (plural bats
( slang ) Clipping ofbattery Alternative form: batt 1997 November 30, renovations@usa.net[ Sherry Edwards ] van.forsale [2] Usenet ), archived fromthe original on9 September 2025 :All these things must sell...[ …] bat /case/no contract
1999 February 16, Death to Spammers!!!, “Palm V Sneak Preview - Review with Pictures”, incomp.sys.palmtops.pilot [3] Usenet ), archived fromthe original on9 September 2025 :[T]he razor was allways[sic planed[sic to be a thinner PalmIII with Li-Ionbat and a better LCD (i.e. less glare and more contrast)...[ …] [sic the Cell Phonebat' s ...very easy !!! 2000 June 30, Steve Perry, “cheapest place for laptopbat ?”, inengland.ads.computer [4] Usenet ), archived fromthe original on9 September 2025 :where is cheapest place to buy laptop batt?
2002 September 1, gofast, “f.S Computer stuff”, inkingston.forsale [5] Usenet ), archived fromthe original on9 September 2025 :1 toshiba[sic t2450ct laptopbat does not work but fine on power supply. 2003 July 7,1234 , “Wanted dead laptopbat packs for IBM”, incalgary.forsale [6] Usenet ), archived fromthe original on9 September 2025 :I am looking for dead battery packs for the IBM 700 series.
2005 January 10, Richard, “laptop batteries”, inwpg.computers.help [7] Usenet ), archived fromthe original on9 September 2025 :The retail for my laptopbat in Wpg was around $300 and I got it for around $125 canadian.[sic FromProto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pat
( Myanmar ) /bat˧/ ( Lianghe ) [pa³¹] ( Longchuan ) [pat³⁵] ( Luxi ) [pat³¹] ( Xiandao ) [pat⁵⁵] bat
tostrike ,hit ,beat Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005 ),A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon [8] 10-11 FromLatin battō battuō Romanian bat, bate
bat (third-person singular bati or bate participle bãtutã
tobeat ,hit ,strike todefeat From a reduced form ofProto-Basque *bade ( “ one, some ” ) , present also inbederatzi ( “ nine ” ) andbedera ( “ same; everyone ” ) .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Iberian ban ( “ one ” ) .[ 4] [ 5]
IPA (key ) : /bat/ [bat̪] Rhymes:-at Hyphenation:bat bat (postposed )
a ,an ,some ( after a numeral ) some ,about ,around Bidaiak hamarbat ordu iraungo du. The trip will takearound ten hours. thesame The determiner doesn't take the definite singular form. bat
one Sagarbat etalau laranja. One apple and four oranges.The declension table shown in this section only applies whenbat is used as a noun (usually when referring to the number itself). For other uses see the other declension tables. bat (indefinite )
some ,something ,someone When used as a pronoun, the definite formbata ^ R. L. Trask (2008 ), “bat”, inMax W. Wheeler , editor,Etymological Dictionary of Basque , University of Sussex,page128 ^ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961 ),Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics 1990 ,→ISBN 134 ^ “bat ”, inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary Euskaltzaindia ,1987–2005 ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011 ), “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque ]”, inVeleia [1] 28 , pages125–139 ^ Joan Ferrer i Jané,El sistema de numerales ibérico: avances en su conocimiento Deverbal frombatre
bat m plural bats
a place exposed to the elementsSynonyms: batent baterell bat
inflection ofbatre third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative Borrowed fromEnglish bat
bat m plural bats
( baseball ) bat “bat ”, inDiccionari de la llengua catalana Dictionary of the Catalan Language Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan:Institut d'Estudis Catalans ], April 2007
bat
alternative form ofbalat FromEnglish bat
bat n singular definite battet plural indefinite bat or bats
bat ( a club for striking a ball ) See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
bat
imperative ofbatte bat
third-person singular present indicative ofbattre bat
first / third-person singular preterite ofbitten FromFrench battre ( “ beat ” ) .
bat
tospank , tobeat Borrowed fromEnglish bus
bat
( Singapore Hokkien , Singapore Teochew ) bus (Classifier :輛 ／ 辆 m 架 c 部 c Dialectal synonyms of
公共汽車 (“(public) bus”)
[map] Variety Location Words Formal(Written Standard Chinese ) 公共汽車 China 巴士 Singapore Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 公交車 公交 公共汽車 Taiwan 公共汽車 公車 客運 巴士 Harbin 公共汽車 Malaysia 巴士 Singapore 巴士 Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 公交車 公交 Jinan 公共汽車 公務汽車 Hui people in Ganshiqiao Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai(Muping) 公共兒汽車 Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 公共汽車 Xining 公共汽車 Xuzhou 公共汽車 Sokuluk(Gansu Dungan) 公共汽車 автобус Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 公共汽車 Lanzhou 公共車 公交車 Ürümqi 公共汽車 公共車 Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 公共汽車 Wuhan 公共汽車 Guiyang 公共汽車 Liuzhou 公共汽車 Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 公共汽車兒 Yangzhou 公交車子 Cantonese Guangzhou 公共汽車 巴士 Hong Kong 巴士 Taishan 巴士 Dongguan 公共汽車 Kuala Lumpur(Guangfu) 巴士 巴車 Singapore(Guangfu) 巴士 Gan Lichuan 公共汽車 Hakka Meixian 公共汽車 Yudu 公共汽車 Miaoli(N. Sixian) 巴士 公車 公共汽車 Pingtung(Neipu; S. Sixian) 巴士 公車 公共汽車 Hsinchu County(Zhudong; Hailu) 巴士 公車 公共汽車 Taichung(Dongshi; Dabu) 巴士 公車 公共汽車 Hsinchu County(Qionglin; Raoping) 巴士 公車 公共汽車 Yunlin(Lunbei; Zhao'an) 巴士 公車 Jin Taiyuan 汽車 Xinzhou 公共汽車 Eastern Min Fuzhou 公交車 公交 Southern Min Taipei 公車 巴士 New Taipei(Sanxia) 巴士 Kaohsiung 公車 巴士 Yilan 公車 Changhua(Lukang) 公車 巴士 Taichung 公車 Tainan 公車 巴士 Hsinchu 巴士 Kinmen 公車 Penghu(Magong) 公車 Penang(Hokkien) bas Singapore(Hokkien) bat 巴士 Manila(Hokkien) bas bas車 bus Shantou 公交車 Singapore(Teochew) 巴士 Wenchang 公共汽車 公車 Haikou 公共汽車 Qionghai 公交車 Singapore(Hainanese) 巴車 Zhongshan Min Zhongshan(Longdu, Shaxi) 巴士 Southern Pinghua Nanning(Tingzi) 公共汽車 Wu Shanghai 公交車 公共汽車 Shanghai(Chongming) 公共汽車 Suzhou 公共汽車 Danyang 公共汽車 Hangzhou 公共汽車 Wenzhou 公共車 Jinhua 公交車 公共汽車 Xiang Changsha 公共汽車 Xiangtan 公共車子
bat
( slang ) syncopic form ofbanget IPA (key ) : /ˈbat/ Hyphenation:bat bat (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
bat plural bat dem ,quantified bat )
moth ( nocturnal insect ) Duppybat still a fly like hawk. Black witchmoths are still flying around like hawks. 2003 Jamaica: The Land (in English), page30 :“Hundreds of species of butterflies and moths live in Jamaica. Jamaicans call large moths "bats ." The black witch moth is known as "the duppy bat." A duppy is a spirit in Jamaican culture that sometimes causes mischief. Duppy bats have brown [...]”
bat FromEnglish bat
bat plural bat dem ,quantified bat )
bat ( instrument for hitting or striking ) When yu get one lick from me wid dibat ... yu wi know. If I hit you once with thisbat , you'll understand. Borrowed fromBurmese ပတ် ( pat ) .
bat
week Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, inKyoto University Linguistic Research [9] 35 ,→DOI →ISSN 91–128 bat (plural bede
arm FromOld Dutch *bath Proto-West Germanic *baþ
bat n
bath Strong neuter noun singular plural nominative bat bāde accusative bat bāde genitive bats ,bāets ,bādes bāde dative bāde bāden
FromOld Dutch *bat *bet Proto-Germanic *batiz
bat
better ;comparative degree ofwel Synonym: beter Dutch:bet betweter ( “ know-it-all ” ) ) See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
bat
first / third-person singular past indicative ofbidden “bat (I) ”, inVroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek ,2000 “bat (III) ”, inVroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek ,2000 Verwijs, E. ;Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ), “bat (I) ”, inMiddelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff,→ISBN Verwijs, E. ;Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ), “bet (III) ”, inMiddelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff,→ISBN FromOld English batt Celtic Old French batte
bat plural battes or botten
Amace ,bat morningstar ( blunt weapon ) ( rare ) ( rare , Late Middle English ) ( rare , Late Middle English ) bat
( Northern ) alternative form ofbot ( “ boat ” ) IPA (key ) : ( before 13th CE ) /ˈbaːt/ bāt
alternative form ofbadete FromProto-West Germanic *bait
bāt m
boat Stronga -stem:
Occasionally appears as feminine:Strongō -stem:
Borrowed fromOld English bāt Middle English bot
bat oblique singular , m oblique plural batz nominative singular batz nominative plural bat
boat Godefroy, Frédéric ,Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes duIX e auXV e siècle (1881)bat )bat
inflection ofis third-person plural imperative third-person plural present subjunctive Mutation ofbat radical lenition nasalization bat bat pronounced with /β-/ mbat
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
bat Inherited fromProto-Slavic *batъ
bat m inan diminutive bacik
whip ( rod for beating ) Synonym: bicz ( slang ) joint ( marijuana cigarette ) ( in theplural ) whipping ,lash ( type of corporal punishment ) Synonyms: bicie cięgi knoty lanie wały ( in theplural , literary ) reproof ( criticizing ) Synonym: cięgi ( in theplural , literary ) whipping ,licking ,beating ( heavy defeat or setback ) Synonym: cięgi Eitherborrowed fromSwedish bat [ 1] Italian batto [ 2]
bat m inan
bateau ( type of boat ) Borrowed fromThai บาท ( bàat ) , fromSanskrit पाद ( pāda ) .
bat m animal
baht ( currency of Thailand ) bat inWielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PANbat in Polish dictionaries at PWNbat
inflection ofbate first-person singular present indicative / subjunctive third-person plural present indicative FromProto-Slavic *batъ
bȁt m inan Cyrillic spelling ба̏т
mallet helve hammer Borrowed fromOttoman Turkish باصدی ( bastı ) (Turkish bastı باصمق ( basmak ) (Turkish basmak
bȃt m inan Cyrillic spelling ба̑т
The tramp of heavy footsteps, as in a military march1939 Crven je istok i zapad :Napred, sve bliže i bliže, / Čuje se korakabat . / Glas milijona se diže: / Dole fašizam i rat! Forward, ever closer and closer, / thetramp of footsteps is heard. / The voice of millions is raised: / Down with fascism and war! ( rare ) bȃt m inan Cyrillic spelling ба̑т
alternative form ofbȁht “bat ”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal 2006–2025 “bat ”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal 2006–2025 “bat ”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal 2006–2025 Borrowed fromEnglish bat
IPA (key ) : /ˈbat/ [ˈbat̪] Rhymes:-at Syllabification:bat bat m plural bats
( baseball ) bat ( act of batting ) misspelling ofbaht bat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔
alternative spelling ofba't bat
second-person singular imperative ofbatmak bat
( intransitive ) go bat
alternative form ofbath 1867 SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY , number 1, page106 :Mot earch oan to aar die. Ich mosth kotch abat . But every one to his day. I must catch thebat . Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland , London: J. Russell Smith, published1867 ,page106 bat (plural batoʼob
hail ,hailstone FromMiddle Chinese 缽 ( pat ) .
bat (Sawndip forms 朳 or 𥐙 or 鈸 or 叭 or 拔 1957–1982 spelling bat
basin ;bowl Synonym: ( dialectal ) angq bat (1957–1982 spelling bat
basin of; bowl of FromMiddle Chinese 八 ( peat ,“ eight ” ) .Doublet ofbet
bat (1957–1982 spelling bat
eight ( used in compounds ) Synonym: bet 
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