bat vs microbat
microbat vs batbat and microbat both are nouns.
bat is a verb but microbat is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bat | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| microbat | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
microbat is a hyponym of
bat; that is, microbat is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
bat:
- bat: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
- microbat: typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
| bat (noun) | microbat (noun) |
|---|---|
| (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit | typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution |
| nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate | |
| a club used for hitting a ball in various games | |
| the club used in playing cricket | |
| a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash |
| bat (verb) | microbat (verb) |
|---|---|
| wink briefly | |
| beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | |
| strike with, or as if with a baseball bat | |
| use a bat | |
| have a turn at bat |
Words related to "bat"
- Chiroptera
- at-bat
- ball
- baseball
- baseball bat
- baseball game
- bat
- batter
- batting
- beat
- beat out
- blink
- carnivorous bat
- chiropteran
- clobber
- club
- cream
- cricket bat
- cricket equipment
- crush
- drub
- eutherian
- eutherian mammal
- flail
- flutter
- fruit bat
- grip
- handgrip
- handle
- hit
- hold
- lam
- lick
- lumber
- megabat
- microbat
- nictate
- nictitate
- order Chiroptera
- paddle
- placental
- placental mammal
- play
- racket
- racquet
- shell
- squash racket
- squash racquet
- switch-hit
- thrash
- thresh
- trounce
- turn
- vanquish
- wing
- wink
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