Antonyms for
bat
Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
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No Antonyms Found for Bat

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All Definitions for Bat

Below are all the dictionary definitions of bat:

1Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
2A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
3A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
4A club, made of wood like a baseball bat or otherwise, used as a weapon
5A player rated according to skill in batting.
6To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.
7To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
8To strike or swipe as though with a bat.
9To flit quickly from place to place.
10An old woman.
11Rate of motion
12Speed.
13A spree
14A jollification
15A binge, jag.
16Manner
17Rate
18Condition
19State of health.
20A rough walking stick.
21The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.
22A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables
23Batting.
24A part of a brick with one whole end.
25A stroke
26A sharp blow.
27A stroke of work.
28To flutter
29To wink.
30To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
31A packsaddle.
32A child's shoe without a welt.
33A boot that is badly made or in poor condition.
34Shale or bituminous shale.
35One or more of the Chinese technology companies Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent.
36Clipping of battery. [(electricity, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.]
37Clipping of batty (“buttocks or anus”). [(West Indian slang, MLE, MTE) The buttocks or anus.]
38Dated form of baht (“Thai currency”). [The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.]
39Initialism of best available technology: a principle applying to regulations on limiting pollutant discharges.
40Initialism of brown adipose tissue. [(anatomy, physiology) One of the two types of adipose tissue present in many newborn or hibernating mammals which primarily serves to generate body heat, and which contains several small vacuoles and a relatively high number of mitochondria and capillaries.]
41Abbreviation of Bathurst. [A surname.]

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About antonyms for bat

Finding the right antonym for bat helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.", bat has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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