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A stout wooden stick; a cudgel.
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Any of various nocturnal flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, having membranous wings that extend from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail and anatomical adaptations for echolocation, by which they navigate and hunt prey.
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Baseball A rounded, often wooden club, wider and heavier at the hitting end and tapering at the handle, used to strike the ball.
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Slang A binge; a spree.
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verb-transitive
Baseball To cause (a run) to be scored while at bat: batted the winning run in with a double.
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Baseball To have (a certain percentage) as a batting average.
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Informal To discuss or consider at length: bat an idea around.
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To hit with or as if with a bat.
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verb-intransitive
Baseball To have a turn at bat.
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Baseball To use a bat.
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Slang To wander about aimlessly.
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phrasal-verb
Bat out Informal To produce in a hurried or informal manner: batted out thank-you notes all morning.
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idiom
Go to bat for To give assistance to; defend.
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Off the bat Without hesitation; immediately: They responded right off the bat.
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