Bat vs. Rat

Batnoun

Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation.

Batnoun

(offensive) An old woman.

Batnoun

A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.

Batnoun

A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.

Batnoun

(two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.

Batnoun

(mining) Shale or bituminous shale.

Batnoun

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

Batnoun

A part of a brick with one whole end.

Batnoun

A stroke; a sharp blow.

Batnoun

A stroke of work.

Batnoun

(informal) Rate of motion; speed.

Batnoun

A spree; a jollification.

Batnoun

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

Batnoun

(obsolete) packsaddle

Batverb

(transitive) to hit with a bat.

Batverb

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

Batverb

(intransitive) to strike or swipe as though with a bat

Batverb

(transitive) to flutter: bat one's eyelashes.

Batverb

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

Batverb

To wink.

Batnoun

A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.

Batnoun

In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.

Batnoun

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

Batnoun

A part of a brick with one whole end; a brickbat.

Batnoun

Shale or bituminous shale.

Batnoun

A stroke; a sharp blow.

Batnoun

A stroke of work.

Batnoun

Rate of motion; speed.

Batnoun

A spree; a jollification.

Batnoun

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

Batnoun

One of the Chiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Chiroptera and Vampire.

Batnoun

Same as Tical, n., 1.

Batverb

To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.

Batverb

To use a bat, as in a game of baseball; when used with a numerical postmodifier it indicates a baseball player's performance (as a decimal) at bat; as, he batted .270 in 1993 (i.e. he got safe hits in 27 percent of his official turns at bat).

Batverb

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

Batverb

To wink.

Batnoun

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

Batnoun

(baseball) a turn batting;

Batnoun

a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

Batnoun

a bat used in playing cricket

Batnoun

a club used for hitting a ball in various games

Batverb

strike with, or as if with a baseball bat;

Batverb

wink briefly;

Batverb

have a turn at bat;

Batverb

use a bat;

Batverb

beat thoroughly in a competition or fight;

Batnoun

an implement with a handle and a solid surface, typically of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as cricket, baseball, and table tennis

Batnoun

a turn at playing with a bat.

Batnoun

a person batting, especially in cricket; a batsman

Batnoun

each of a pair of objects resembling table tennis bats, used by a person on the ground to guide a taxiing aircraft.

Batnoun

a slab on which pottery is formed, dried, or fired.

Batnoun

a mainly nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight, with membranous wings that extend between the fingers and limbs.

Batnoun

a woman regarded as unattractive or unpleasant

Batverb

(of a sports team or player) take the role of hitting rather than throwing the ball

Batverb

defend the interests of; support

Batverb

hit at (someone or something) with the flat of one's hand

Batverb

flutter (one's eyelashes or eyelids), typically in a flirtatious manner

Bat

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera. With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight.

Ratnoun

(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.

Ratnoun

(informal) A term indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.

Ratnoun

(informal) A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.

Ratnoun

(informal) An informant or snitch.

Ratnoun

(slang) A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.

Ratnoun

Scab.

Ratnoun

Vagina.

Ratnoun

A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.

Ratnoun

(regional) A scratch or a score.

Ratnoun

A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.

Ratverb

(usually with “on” or “out”) To betray someone and tell their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in, bewray.

Ratverb

(of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.

Ratverb

(regional) To scratch or score.

Ratverb

To tear, rip, rend.

Ratnoun

One of several species of small rodents of the genus Rattus (formerly included in Mus) and allied genera, of the family Muridae, distinguished from mice primarily by being larger. They infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway rat, also called brown rat, (Rattus norvegicus formerly Mus decumanus), the black rat (Rattus rattus formerly Mus rattus), and the roof rat (formerly Mus Alexandrinus, now included in Rattus rattus). These were introduced into America from the Old World. The white rat used most commonly in laboratories is primarily a strain derived from Rattus rattus.

Ratnoun

A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair.

Ratnoun

One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union.

Ratverb

In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those established by a trades union.

Ratverb

To catch or kill rats.

Ratverb

To be an informer (against an associate); to inform (on an associate); to squeal; - used commonly in the phrase to rat on.

Ratnoun

any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

Ratnoun

someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

Ratnoun

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;

Ratnoun

one who reveals confidential information in return for money

Ratnoun

a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure

Ratverb

desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage

Ratverb

employ scabs or strike breakers in

Ratverb

take the place of work of someone on strike

Ratverb

give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat

Ratverb

catch rats, especially with dogs

Ratverb

give away information about somebody;

Ratnoun

a rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.

Ratnoun

a despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal

Ratnoun

an informer

Ratnoun

a person who is associated with or frequents a specified place

Ratnoun

a pad used to give shape and fullness to a woman's hair.

Ratinterjection

used to express mild annoyance or irritation.

Ratverb

hunt or kill rats

Ratverb

desert one's party, side, or cause

Ratverb

shape (hair) with a rat.

Rat

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus Rattus.