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

a cricket bat

(of a sports team or player) take the role of hitting rather than throwing the ball

Australia reached 263 for 4 after choosing to bat

hit at (someone or something) with the flat of one's hand

he batted the flies away

a mainly nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight, with membranous wings that extend between the fingers and limbs

a woman regarded as unattractive or unpleasant

some deranged old bat

flutter (one's eyelashes or eyelids), typically in a flirtatious manner

she batted her long dark eyelashes at him