English Dictionary

bat

/bæt/

verb

(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.

The baseball player bats the ball.

意味（1）

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

He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.

意味（2）

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

意味（3）

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

The cat batted at the toy.

意味（4）

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