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Meaning of bat

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bat
      n 1: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form
           membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for
           echolocation by which they navigate [syn: {bat},
           {chiropteran}]
      2: (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it
         happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats" [syn: {bat},
         {at-bat}]
      3: a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
         [syn: {squash racket}, {squash racquet}, {bat}]
      4: the club used in playing cricket; "a cricket bat has a narrow
         handle and a broad flat end for hitting" [syn: {cricket bat},
         {bat}]
      5: a club used for hitting a ball in various games
      v 1: strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"
      2: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: {bat}, {flutter}]
      3: have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
      4: use a bat; "Who's batting?"
      5: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight;
         "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: {cream}, {bat},
         {clobber}, {drub}, {thrash}, {lick}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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