(cricket) The bat when held vertically, or when swung through a vertical arc.

Alternative form of bat an eyelid

(baseball) Preparing to have or having one's turn to attempt to hit the ball.

(intransitive, baseball) To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.

(baseball) The speed of the bat during a swing.

A person who catches birds by the method of bat-fowling.

The catching of small birds at night by lighting a fire near their roost, then scaring them awake whereupon they fly towards the flames and can be caught in nets on poles.

plural of baseball bat

A long instrument, typically wood, metal, or plastic, which is swung to strike baseballs.

(baseball) A specially designed small-diameter bat used to hit fly balls for fielding practice.