bat

noun. a stout solid stick: club

• a right-handed bat
• we need his bat in the lineup

noun. a sharp blow: stroke

noun. a usually wooden implement used for hitting the ball in various games

verb. to strike or hit with or as if with a bat

verb. to advance (a base runner) by batting

verb. to have a batting average of

noun. any of a widely distributed order (Chiroptera) of nocturnal usually frugivorous or insectivorous flying mammals that have wings formed from four elongated digits of the forelimb covered by a cutaneous membrane and that have adequate visual capabilities but often rely on echolocation

verb. to wink especially in surprise or emotion; also: flutter

• never batted an eye
• batted his eyelashes