Meaning of bat In English

• 0 a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in some games:

  • a baseball/cricket/rounders/table tennis bat

• 1 a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night

• 2 to open and close your eyes quickly several times, especially to attract attention or admiration:

  • She smiled and batted her eyelashes at him.

• 3 to try to hit a ball with a bat:

  • He batted the ball high into the air.

  • Jones will be the first to bat.

• 4 a specially shaped stick of wood or metal, used for hitting the ball esp. in baseball

• 5 a small, flying animal with big ears and wings of skin

• 6 to use a bat to hit the ball, esp. in baseball

• 7 to open and close your eyes quickly several times, esp. to attract attention or admiration