bats

1. Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
2. An old woman.

1. A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
2. A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.

   You've been in for ages. Can I have a bat now?

3. The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.
4. Shale or bituminous shale.
5. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
6. A part of a brick with one whole end.
7. A stroke; a sharp blow.
8. A stroke of work.
9. Rate of motion; speed.
10. A spree; a jollification.
11. Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

1. To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.

   He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.

2. To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
3. To strike or swipe as though with a bat.

   The cat batted at the toy.

1. To flutter

   bat one's eyelashes

2. To wink.
3. To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
4. (usually with 'around' or 'about') To flit quickly from place to place.

   I've spent all week batting around the country.

noun

A packsaddle.

1. Mad, insane.

   You must be bats to go out in the cold without a coat on.