Synonyms of bats

1. bat, chiropteran, placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal: usage: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
2. bat, at-bat, turn, play: usage: (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats"
3. squash racket, squash racquet, bat, racket, racquet: usage: a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
4. cricket bat, bat, cricket equipment: usage: the club used in playing cricket; "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting"
5. bat, club: usage: a club used for hitting a ball in various games

1. bat, hit: usage: strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"
2. bat, flutter, blink, wink, nictitate, nictate: usage: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids"
3. bat, hit: usage: have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
4. bat, hit: usage: use a bat; "Who's batting?"
5. cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick, beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish: usage: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

1. balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky, insane (vs. sane): usage: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"