Synonyms for bat
Synonyms for (noun) bat
Synonyms: at-bat, bat Definition: (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit Usage: he was at bat when it happened; he got four hits in four at-bats
Similar words: play, turn Definition: (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession Usage: it is my turn; it is still my play
Synonyms: chiropteran, bat Definition: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
Similar words: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal Definition: mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
Synonyms: bat Definition: a club used for hitting a ball in various games
Similar words: club Definition: stout stick that is larger at one end Usage: he carried a club in self defense; he felt as if he had been hit with a club
Synonyms: cricket bat, bat Definition: the club used in playing cricket Usage: a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting
Similar words: cricket equipment Definition: sports equipment used in playing cricket
Synonyms: squash racket, squash racquet, bat Definition: a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
Similar words: racket, racquet Definition: a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
Synonyms for (verb) bat
Synonyms: bat, flutter Definition: wink briefly Usage: bat one's eyelids
Similar words: wink, blink, nictate, nictitate Definition: briefly shut the eyes Usage: The TV announcer never seems to blink
Synonyms: clobber, thrash, lick, drub, cream, bat Definition: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight Usage: We licked the other team on Sunday!
Similar words: trounce, crush, vanquish, shell, beat, beat out Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict Usage: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship; We beat the competition; Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Synonyms: bat Definition: strike with, or as if with a baseball bat Usage: bat the ball
Similar words: hit Definition: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument Usage: He hit her hard in the face
Synonyms: bat Definition: use a bat Usage: Who's batting?
Similar words: hit Definition: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument Usage: He hit her hard in the face
Synonyms: bat Definition: have a turn at bat Usage: Jones bats first, followed by Martinez
Similar words: hit Definition: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument Usage: He hit her hard in the face