bat

1 nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate [syn: chiropteran]

2 (baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats" [syn: at-bat]

3 a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash [syn: squash racket, squash racquet]

4 a bat used in playing cricket [syn: cricket bat]

5 a club used for hitting a ball in various games

1 strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

2 wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: flutter]

3 have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"

4 use a bat; "Who's batting?"

5 beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: clobber, drub, thrash, lick] [also: batting, batted]batting

1 (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base

2 stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber [syn: batten]batting See bat

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ætɪŋ

Noun

1. cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc
2. special cotton for surgery.
3. the act of someone who bats

Translations

• French: ouate
• Ido: vato

Verb

batting

1. present participle of bat

Batting may refer to:

• Batting (baseball), the act of attempting to hit a ball thrown by the pitcher with a baseball bat, in order to score runs
• Batting (cricket), the act of defending one's wicket with the cricket bat while attempting to score runs
• Batting (material), a layer of insulation between a top layer of patchwork and a layer of backing material in quilting (see Patchwork quilt)