bat
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
Types & categories
- placental hypernym
- fruit bat hyponym
- carnivorous bat hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Chiroptera member holonym
- wing part meronym
Sense 2 verb
strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
bat the ball
Types & categories
- hit hypernym
- switch-hit hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
he was at bat when it happened
Types & categories
- turn hypernym
Related & opposite
- baseball domain topic
Sense 4 verb
wink briefly
bat one's eyelids
Types & categories
- blink hypernym
Sense 5 noun
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
Types & categories
- racquet hypernym
Related & opposite
- bat derivation
Sense 6 verb
have a turn at bat
Jones bats first, followed by Martinez
Types & categories
- hit hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
the club used in playing cricket
a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting
Types & categories
- cricket equipment hypernym
Parts & wholes
- handle part meronym
Sense 8 verb
use a bat
Who's batting?
Types & categories
- hit hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 9 noun
a club used for hitting a ball in various games
Types & categories
- club hypernym
- baseball bat hyponym
- paddle hyponym
Related & opposite
- bat derivation
Sense 10 verb
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
We licked the other team on Sunday!
Types & categories
- beat hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Chiroptera |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | wing |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | placental |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fruit bat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | carnivorous bat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | batting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | squash racket |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | batter |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | bat |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | bat |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | switch-hit |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | turn |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | blink |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bat |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | racquet |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | bat |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | hit |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | handle |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | cricket equipment |
| 8 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 8 | verb group | Related & opposite | bat |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | hit |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | bat |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | club |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | baseball bat |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | paddle |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrashing |
| 10 | verb group | Related & opposite | thrash |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | beat |