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. - Same as Tical, n., 1.
v. t. & i. - To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
v. t. & i. - To wink.
n. - In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.
n. - A stroke; a sharp blow.
n. - A stroke of work.
n. - Rate of motion; speed.
n. - A spree; a jollification.
n. - Manner; rate; condition; state of health.