(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.

Any member of the Vespertilionidae, a family of bats.

plural of batting average

Alternative spelling of batshit (in adjective sense “crazy”)

(baseball, literally) To reach first base on every at-bat. / (idiomatic) To achieve success at each attempt. / (idiomatic) To achieve perfection.

(now only Caribbean) A (night-flying) bat. / (now literary) A ghost, an evil spirit. / (Jamaica) A large nocturnal moth.

(informal) A telephone that has a direct connection to an important caller, or is only used for important calls

Alternative spelling of bat phone

To knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself. / To avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.

present participle of bat away