Definition of bat

• n. - A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.
• n. - Shale or bituminous shale.
• n. - A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
• n. - A part of a brick with one whole end.
• v. t. - To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.
• v. i. - To use a bat, as in a game of baseball.
• n. - One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire.
• n. - A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.
• n. - Shale or bituminous shale.
• n. - A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
• n. - A part of a brick with one whole end.
• v. t. - To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.
• v. i. - To use a bat, as in a game of baseball.
• n. - One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire.