(Britain, colloquial) The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.

(slang) Mad, crazy, silly. / (obsolete) Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal).

(West Indian slang, MLE, MTE) The buttocks or anus. / (Jamaica, UK, Canada, derogatory) A homosexual man.

(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of battle axe

Pieces of fabric or fibre used for stuffing; as for batting or insulation / (Polari, usually in the plural) A shoe.

(transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate. / (transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation / (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away.

Strife; contention.

(intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments. / (intransitive, falconry) Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.

An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning. / A vat which contains this liquid.

(transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.