Racket vs. Bat

Racketnoun

(countable) A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.

Racketnoun

(Canada) A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.

Racketnoun

A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.

Racketnoun

A loud noise.

Racketnoun

A fraud or swindle; an illegal scheme for profit.

Racketnoun

A carouse; any reckless dissipation.

Racketnoun

Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal.

Racketverb

To strike with, or as if with, a racket.

Racketverb

(intransitive) To make a clattering noise.

Racketverb

To be dissipated; to carouse.

Racketnoun

A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games.

Racketnoun

A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; - chiefly in the plural.

Racketnoun

A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.

Racketnoun

A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.

Racketnoun

confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.

Racketnoun

A carouse; any reckless dissipation.

Racketnoun

A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a racket; to stand upon the racket.

Racketnoun

an organized illegal activity, such as illegal gambling, bootlegging, or extortion.

Racketverb

To strike with, or as with, a racket.

Racketverb

To make a confused noise or racket.

Racketverb

To engage in noisy sport; to frolic.

Racketverb

To carouse or engage in dissipation.

Racketnoun

a loud and disturbing noise

Racketnoun

an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

Racketnoun

the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience;

Racketnoun

a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games

Racketverb

celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities;

Racketverb

make loud and annoying noises

Racketverb

hit (a ball) with a racket

Racketnoun

a bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut, nylon, etc., used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash

Racketnoun

a snowshoe resembling a racket.

Racketnoun

a loud unpleasant noise; a din

Racketnoun

the noise and liveliness of fashionable society.

Racketnoun

an illegal or dishonest scheme for obtaining money

Racketnoun

a person's line of business or way of life

Racketverb

make or move with a loud unpleasant noise

Racketverb

enjoy oneself socially; go in pursuit of pleasure or entertainment

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.