bat

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bæt/

Verb

transitive intransitive UK dialectal obsolete

(transitive) To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat. / (intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）バットで打つ、または比喩的にバットで打ったかのように打つ / （自動詞）クリケット、野球、ソフトボールなどのスポーツにおいて、打席に出る（バットを振る順番を取る）

What is this buttons?

They will bat the piñata until candy scatters.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼らは木製のこん棒でピニャータを叩き、キャンディーが飛び散るまで続けた。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.

He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.

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Sense（2）

Sense（3）

(intransitive) To strike or swipe as though with a bat.

The cat batted at the toy.

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Sense（4）

(UK, dialect, obsolete) To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

bats

（ present singular third-person ）

batting

（ participle present ）

batted

（ participle past ）

batted

（ past ）

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