bats

Meanings

Noun

• nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
• (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
  • "he got four hits in four at-bats"
• a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
• the club used in playing cricket
• a club used for hitting a ball in various games

Verb

• strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
• wink briefly
• have a turn at bat
  • "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
• use a bat
• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Adjective Satellite

• informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

Synonyms

around the bend, at-bat, balmy, barmy, bat, batty, bonkers, buggy, chiropteran, clobber, cracked, crackers, cream, cricket bat, daft, dotty, drub, flutter, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, lick, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, squash racket, squash racquet, thrash, wacky, whacky