plural of at-bat

simple past tense and past participle of bat

(informal) A telephone that has a direct connection to an important caller, or is only used for important calls

(now only Caribbean) A (night-flying) bat. / (now literary) A ghost, an evil spirit. / (Jamaica) A large nocturnal moth.

To knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself. / To avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.

(transitive) to expel, using bats, paddles or similar things. / (transitive) to churn out, produce hurriedly / (transitive, cooking) to flatten something (e.g. with a rolling pin)

plural of bat-pad

Myotis sodalis, a medium-sized mouse-eared bat native to North America.

flying fox (type of bat)

Synonym of otapostasis