Bat vs. Vat

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.

Vatnoun

A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.

Vatnoun

A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.

Vatnoun

(Roman Catholic) A vessel for holding holy water.

Vatnoun

(dated) A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States. (The old Dutch grain vat averaged 0.762 Winchester bushel. The old London coal vat contained 9 bushels. The solid-measurement vat of Amsterdam contains 40 cubic feet; the wine vat, 241.57 imperial gallons, and the vat for olive oil, 225.45 imperial gallons.)

Vatverb

(transitive) To put into a vat.

Vatverb

(transitive) To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat; figuratively, to mix or blend elements as if with wines or spirits.

Vatnoun

A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for holding liquors in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like.

Vatnoun

A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States.

Vatnoun

A wooden tub for washing ores and mineral substances in.

Vatnoun

A vessel for holding holy water.

Vatverb

To put or transfer into a vat.

Vatnoun

a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

Vatnoun

a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

Vatnoun

a large tank or tub used to hold liquid, especially in industry

Vatnoun

a water-insoluble dye, such as indigo, that is applied to a fabric in a reducing bath which converts it to a soluble form, the colour being obtained on subsequent oxidation in the fabric fibres.

Vatverb

place or treat in a vat