📖 Definitions of "Bating"
- 1
To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- 2
To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
- 3
(sometimes figurative) To cut off, remove, take away.
- 4
To leave out, except, bar.
- 1
To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
- 2
Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
- 1
To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
- 1
To masturbate.
"I could go out and take a walk in the park, but I'd rather stay home and bate all day."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bating"
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| 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 |
| plangent | Having a loud, mournful sound. |
| barkingnoun | The action of the verb to bark. |
| cantnoun | (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. |
| latrating | (rare) Of barking. |
| mugient | (rare) Lowing; bellowing. |
| cock-biting | Alternative form of cockbiting. [(slang, vulgar, derogatory) Despicable.] |
| ballynoun | (MLE) A balaclava. |
| bangynoun | (India) A type of yoke carried on the shoulders, as a means for people to carry a load. |
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