Sports .

the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.

a racket, esp. one used in badminton or table tennis.

a whip used by a jockey.

the act of using a club or racket in a game.

the right or turn to use a club or racket.

a heavy stick, club, or cudgel.

Informal . a blow, as with a bat.

any fragment of brick or hardened clay.

Masonry . a brick cut transversely so as to leave one end whole.

British Slang . speed; rate of motion or progress, esp. the pace of the stroke or step of a race.

Slang . a spree; binge

to go on a bat.

Ceramics .

a sheet of gelatin or glue used in bat printing.

a slab of moist clay.

a ledge or shelf in a kiln.

a slab of plaster for holding a piece being modeled or for absorbing excess water from slip.

batt.

to strike or hit with or as if with a bat or club.

Baseball . to have a batting average of; hit

He batted .325 in spring training.

Sports .

to strike at the ball with the bat.

to take one's turn as a batter.

Slang . to rush. ?

bat around,

Slang . to roam; drift.

Informal . to discuss or ponder; debate

We batted the idea around.

Baseball . to have every player in the lineup take a turn at bat during a single inning.

bat in, Baseball . to cause (a run) to be scored by getting a hit

He batted in two runs with a double to left.

bat out, to do, write, produce, etc., hurriedly

I have to bat out a term paper before class.

at bat

Baseball .

taking one's turn to bat in a game

at bat with two men in scoring position.

an instance at bat officially charged to a batter except when the batter is hit by a pitch, receives a base on balls, is interfered with by the catcher, or makes a sacrifice hit or sacrifice fly

two hits in three at bats.

bat the breeze. breeze 1 ( def. 11 ) .

go to bat for

Informal . to intercede for; vouch for; defend

to go to bat for a friend.

right off the bat

Informal . at once; without delay

They asked me to sing right off the bat.

noun, verb

bang , belt , blow , bop , crack , knock , rap , slam , smack , sock , strike , swat , thump , thwack , wallop , whack , whop

verb

nictate , nictitate , twinkle , wink

noun

binge , brannigan , carousal , carouse , drunk , spree