bat

1. (transitive)To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.

   He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.

   We batted a few ideas around.

   schlagen

   use a bat

2. (intransitive)To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

   strike with, or as if with a baseball bat

3. (intransitive)To strike or swipe as though with a bat.

   The cat batted at the toy.

   have a turn at bat

4. (transitive)To flutter

   to bat one’s eyelashes

5. (UK, US, dialectal)To wink.

   wink briefly

6. (intransitive, usually)To flit quickly from place to place.

   I’ve spent all week batting around the country.

7. (UK, dialectal, obsolete)To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

1. That's a bat, not a bird.

   Це кажан, а не птах. — deniko

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2. Tom is as blind as a bat.

   Том сліпий як кріт. — deniko

   ruТом слеп как крот. — Wezel

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3. Why are you carrying a baseball bat?

   Чому ти з бейсбольної битою? — deniko

   deWarum trägst du einen Baseballschläger? — Waldelfe

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4. Tom had a baseball bat in his hands.

   Том у руках мав бейсбольну біту. — deniko

   ruУ Тома в руках была бейсбольная бита. — marafon

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5. That's not my baseball bat.

   То не моя бейсбольна бита. — deniko

   deDas ist nicht mein Baseballschläger. — Luiaard

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regular · Lesson

• bat outTo expel, using bats, paddles or similar things.
• bat inTo bat so that a runner on base effects (a run).
• bat awayTo knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself.
• bat aroundTo have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.
• bat roundSynonym of bat around.