Meaning of "bat" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BAT

Old English batt club, probably of Celtic origin; compare Gaelic bat, Russian bat.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BAT

bat  [bæt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAT

Bat is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bat in English.

WHAT DOES BAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bat

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, can only glide for short distances. Bats do not flap their entire forelimbs, as birds do, but instead flap their spread-out digits, which are very long and covered with a thin membrane or patagium. Bats are the second largest order of mammals, representing about 20% of all classified mammal species worldwide, with about 1,240 bat species divided into two suborders: the less specialized and largely fruit-eating megabats, or flying foxes, and the highly specialized and echolocating microbats. About 70% of bat species are insectivores. Most of the rest are frugivores, or fruit eaters. A few species, such as the fish-eating bat, feed from animals other than insects, with the vampire bats being hematophagous, or feeding on blood. Bats are present throughout most of the world, performing vital ecological roles of pollinating flowers and dispersing fruit seeds.

Definition of bat in the English dictionary

The first definition of bat in the dictionary is any of various types of club with a handle, used to hit the ball in certain sports, such as cricket, baseball, or table tennis. Other definition of bat is a flat round club with a short handle, resembling a table-tennis bat, used by a man on the ground to guide the pilot of an aircraft when taxiing. Bat is also any stout stick, esp a wooden one.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BAT

PRESENT

Present

I bat

you bat

he/she/it bats

we bat

you bat

they bat

Present continuous

I am batting

you are batting

he/she/it is batting

we are batting

you are batting

they are batting

Present perfect

I have batted

you have batted

he/she/it has batted

we have batted

you have batted

they have batted

Present perfect continuous

I have been batting

you have been batting

he/she/it has been batting

we have been batting

you have been batting

they have been batting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I batted

you batted

he/she/it batted

we batted

you batted

they batted

Past continuous

I was batting

you were batting

he/she/it was batting

we were batting

you were batting

they were batting

Past perfect

I had batted

you had batted

he/she/it had batted

we had batted

you had batted

they had batted

Past perfect continuous

I had been batting

you had been batting

he/she/it had been batting

we had been batting

you had been batting

they had been batting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bat

you will bat

he/she/it will bat

we will bat

you will bat

they will bat

Future continuous

I will be batting

you will be batting

he/she/it will be batting

we will be batting

you will be batting

they will be batting

Future perfect

I will have batted

you will have batted

he/she/it will have batted

we will have batted

you will have batted

they will have batted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been batting

you will have been batting

he/she/it will have been batting

we will have been batting

you will have been batting

they will have been batting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bat

you would bat

he/she/it would bat

we would bat

you would bat

they would bat

Conditional continuous

I would be batting

you would be batting

he/she/it would be batting

we would be batting

you would be batting

they would be batting

Conditional perfect

I would have bat

you would have bat

he/she/it would have bat

we would have bat

you would have bat

they would have bat

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been batting

you would have been batting

he/she/it would have been batting

we would have been batting

you would have been batting

they would have been batting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bat
we let´s bat
you bat

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bat

Past participle

batted

Present Participle

batting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BAT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bat» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bat

bang · club · hit · punch · racket · rap · smack · stick · strike · swat · thump · wallop · whack

TRANSLATION OF BAT

Find out the translation of bat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bat» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 球棒
• Translator English - Spanish: bate
• English: bat
• Translator English - Hindi: बल्ले
• Translator English - Arabic: مَضْرَب
• Translator English - Russian: бита
• Translator English - Portuguese: taco
• Translator English - Bengali: বাদুড়
• Translator English - French: batte
• Translator English - Malay: Kelawar
• Translator English - German: Schläger
• Translator English - Japanese: バット
• Translator English - Korean: 방망이
• Translator English - Javanese: Bat
• Translator English - Vietnamese: gậy đánh bóng
• Translator English - Tamil: பேட்
• Translator English - Marathi: बॅट
• Translator English - Turkish: yarasa
• Translator English - Italian: mazza
• Translator English - Polish: kijek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ракетка
• Translator English - Romanian: bâtă
• Translator English - Greek: μπαστούνι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bat
• Translator English - Swedish: slagträ
• Translator English - Norwegian: balltre

10 QUOTES WITH «BAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bat.

1

Hank Aaron

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.

2

Yogi Berra

I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?

3

Brian Boitano

The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for.

4

Lou Brock

Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect.

5

Bert Campaneris

Yes, I was in that game where George Brett hit that home run. Billy saw there was too much pine tar on the bat and he went to the umpire, the next thing we knew they were fighting about it.

6

Jose Pablo Cantillo

I studied Jeet Kune Do and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. On element of Jeet Kune Do is that I had several of years of practice with the kali stick - a stick with a size and length similar to a baseball bat.

7

Josh Charles

I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly softball with some friends.

8

Chili Davis

You fool around with different pitches playing catch, but it's not the same when you've got to face some guy with a bat in his hand.

9

Hilary Duff

Girls bat their eyelashes and act like they don't know anything in front of guys they like, or give a little bit of eye contact, but not too much, or a bit of touching. Or being coy. Sure, I do a bit of that.

10

Elle Fanning

I've been on 'Criminal Minds' twice! On the first show, a boy brought kids out to the woods and was beating them with a baseball bat, but I got away. Then they brought Tracy, my character, back - as a kidnapped girl. They saved me two times! Tracy lived!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAT»

Discover the use of bat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Bat: The First Harry Hole Case

The hunt for a serial killer is on, but the murderer will talk only to Harry. HE MIGHT JUST BE THE NEXT VICTIM. Appearing in English for the first time, The Bat is the legendary first novel from the worldwide phenomenon Jo Nesbo.

Jo Nesbo, 2012

Weetzie Bat

Rediscover the magic of Weetzie Bat, Ms. Blocks sophisticated, slinkster-cool love song to L.A.the book that shattered the standard, captivated readers of all generations, and made Francesca Lia Block one of the most heralded authors of the ...

Francesca Lia Block, 2009

Bat Ecology

The first part of the book covers the life history and behavioral ecology of bats, from migration to sperm competition and natural selection. The next section focuses on functional ecology, including ecomorphology, feeding, and physiology.

Thomas H. Kunz, M. Brock Fenton, 2006

Sachin, Born to Bat: The Journey of Cricket's Ultimate Centurion

Despatches to MiD DAY, one of Asia’s leading newspapers, from some of the world’s most famous names in cricket writing – Ayaz Memon, Harsha Bhogle, Ian Chappell, Mike Coward, Peter Roebuck and other luminaries – grace the pages of ...

Khalid A. H. Ansari, Clayton Murzello, 2012

Behavior Adjustment Training

Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT) was developed by Stewart to rehabilitate and prevent dog reactivity.

Grisha Stewart, 2013

Bat Masterson: The Man and the Legend

This book, the product of more than twenty years of research, separates fact from fiction to extricate the story of his life from the legend that has enmeshed it. It is the most complete biography of Bat Masterson ever written.

Robert K. DeArment, 1989

Going Mutant: The Bat Boy Exposed!

This is an intimate look at the half-bat/half-boy, who has until now been shrouded in mystery (despite countless sightings and a megahit musical).

Neil McGinness, Weekly World News, Bat Boy LLC, 2010

The Bat House Builder's Handbook: Second Edition

Since 1994, this handbook has been the definitive source for bat house information.

Mark Kiser, Selena Kiser, 2005

Hello, Bumblebee Bat

Simple text and illustrations introduce the endangered bumblebee bat of Thailand.

Darrin P. Lunde, 2007

The Short-Tailed Fruit Bat: A Study in Plant-Animal Interactions

In The Short-tailed Fruit Bat, Theodore Fleming examines Carollia's role in the ecology of tropical forests.

Theodore H. Fleming, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bat is used in the context of the following news items.

San Mateo: Woman coolly confesses to police after allegedly killing …

Investigators also found the baseball bat they believe Martinez allegedly used in the killing, after which she coolly made her way to the police ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»

Woman Hit by Baseball Bat at Fenway Park Could Lose Son

Tonya Carpenter was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a baseball bat at Fenway Park in early June. «NECN, Jul 15»

On the hunt with Manx Bat Group

Island Life joined one of the group's regular Bat Walks to find out more about these enigmatic animals, which are the world's only flying ... «Isle of Man Today, Jul 15»

Effort to save bat species puts pressure on wind industry

This is true even though the federal service acknowledges that wind turbines aren't primary culprits in the demise of the northern long-eared bat ... «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Jul 15»

Cubs pitcher Jon Lester gets 1st career hit in 67th at-bat

CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs pitcher Jon Lester has singled for his first major league hit after 66 fruitless at-bats — plus five more in the World Series ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

Judy Murray commits cardinal sin of calling a racket a BAT

Judy put her tennis faux pas behind her as she embraced her daughter-in-law Kim Murray this afternoon ahead of Andy's match against Ivo ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Triad amputee assaulted with baseball bat, robbed in home invasion

MADISON, N.C. — Rockingham County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man they say robbed and assaulted 43-year-old amputee Nolan ... «myfox8.com, Jul 15»

Cops: Woman arrested after chasing kids with baseball bat …

A woman was arrested after allegedly chasing kids down a Clermont area street while swinging a baseball bat at them and shouting racial slurs ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Giant Python Swallowed Enormous Bat In Front Of …

A horrifying giant python was spotted eating a large black bat for half an hour in front of shocked couple at Sunshine Beach, Queensland, Australia. Please ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»

25 Years In LA Part 5: 'Bat Out Of Hell,' Skywalker Ranch, and Film …

Scott and I were kicking around various locked-room or closed-location thrillers when we put together "Bat Out Of Hell," which quickly became ... «HitFix, Jul 15»