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Bat

🔄 Synonyms of "Bat"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
flutternoun	(intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
lumbernoun	(Canada, US) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material.
lickverb	(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
thrashverb	To beat mercilessly.
drubverb	To defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush.
clobberverb	(transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
chiropterannoun	(zoology) Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings; a bat.
cricket batnoun	(cricket) a bat, traditionally made from willow, used to play cricket
at-batnoun	(baseball) An opportunity to hit.
baseball batnoun	A long instrument, typically wood, metal, or plastic, which is swung to strike baseballs.
squash racketnoun	A type of bat used to hit the ball in the game of squash.
squash racquetnoun	a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bat"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
chiropterannoun	(zoology) Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings; a bat.
lickverb	(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
drubverb	To defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush.
flutternoun	(intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
lumbernoun	(Canada, US) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material.
thrashverb	To beat mercilessly.
clobberverb	(transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
squash racketnoun	A type of bat used to hit the ball in the game of squash.
baseball batnoun	A long instrument, typically wood, metal, or plastic, which is swung to strike baseballs.
cricket batnoun	(cricket) a bat, traditionally made from willow, used to play cricket
at-batnoun	(baseball) An opportunity to hit.
squash racquetnoun	a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
reremousenoun	(rare, archaic, poetic or heraldry) A bat (flying mammal).
gophernoun	A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).
guanonoun	Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.
owlnoun	Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.
handnoun	The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
thorny	(figuratively) Troublesome or vexatious.
animalnoun	(sciences) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).
molenoun	Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.