batman
To act as a batman, wait on an officerTo act as a batman, wait on an officer.
» Tom dressed up as Batman.
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesTo act as a batman, wait on an officer.
(slang)To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does).
Examples
25 sentencesTom dressed up as Batman.
Tom collects Batman and Superman comic books.
ruТом собирает комиксы с Бэтменом и Суперменом. — marafon
Is Batman gay?
Чи Бетмен ґей? — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
deIst Batman schwul? — rul · CC BY 2.0 FR
Batman has the best grappling hook.
deBatman hat den besten Enterhaken. — Yorwba
Batman is, above all else, a superhero.
ruБэтмен, кроме всего прочего, — супергерой. — marafon
Origin
From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, fFrom bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to bear, carry, lift”).
In reference to the superhero Batman.
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Forms
batmans, batmanning, batmanned, batmanned| Base form | batman · to batman |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | batmans |
| Present participle | batmanning |
| Past simple | batmanned |
| Past participle | batmanned |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.