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bat
Theme: DRUNKARD
n. a drunkard; a person on a drinking spree.
Somebody give that bat a hand before he falls down.A tired old bat—still waving a bottle—met me on the stairs.
bat
1. noun
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a foolish or eccentric person US, 1894.
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an ugly woman US, 1972.
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an extended period of drunkenness CANADA, 1977.
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a drinking binge US, 1846.
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a fat marijuana cigarette. Pun on 'baseball bat' as STICK US, 1975.
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a shoe; a slipper. Variant spellings are 'batt' and 'bate' UK, 1992.
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male mastubation AUSTRALIA, 1985.
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in horse racing, the whip used by the jockey US, 1951. at batsaid of an appearance before a judge, magistrate or parole board US, 1967. like a bat out of hellat great speed US, 1909. off the batimmediately, swiftly. From the speed that a ball moves when struck by a bat US, 1907. off your own batwithout assistance, independently. Usage inspired by cricket UK, 1845. on the batto be working as a prostitute. Extended from an obsolete use of 'bat' (a prostitute) UK, 1984
2. verb
to dance on a stage. Also spelled 'batt' or 'bate' UK, 2002. bat on a sticky wicket1. to contend with great difficulties. From the game of cricket; the ball bounces unpredictably on a pitch that is drying out UK, 1952.2. to have sex with a woman who has recently had sex with another man or other men AUSTRALIA, 1985. bat the breezeto talk, chat or gossip US, 1941
idiombat not (even) bat an eye(as) blind as a batsee unable to see very well or unable to see at all:Sorry, can you read this? I'm blind as a bat without my glasses.He wears contact lenses. He's blind as a bat if he takes them out.do sth off your own bat BrEBrEspoken to start doing something because you have decided to do it, and not because someone has told you to:He took on the accounts off his own bat, because he could see that they weren't getting done.Susan could handle the initial contacts - she's already started doing that kind of thing off her own bat. —see feature box on page 313do sth right off the bat AmEAmEspoken to do something immediately:I had only $12 left in the bank, and then I got a job doing a commercial and made $20,000 right off the bat.We want to start right off the bat training our dogs not to be aggressive.go to bat for AmEAmEto support someone who is having problems, usually by trying to persuade people who have authority to help them :I haven't always agreed with Victor or his politics, but I have to admit he's gone to bat for the people that work for him.Some of the trustees saw Dutton and his band performing in prison and later went to bat for him.
Note In the game of baseball, if one player goes to bat for another one, he hits the ball instead of the other player hitting the ball.
...like a bat out of hellspoken if you leave a place like a bat out of hell, you leave it very fast, often because you are frightened or worried:She suddenly remembered she had an appointment, and took off like a bat out of hell.If you get there and it starts to feel like you can't handle the situation, you get out of there like a bat out of hell, OK?play with a straight bat BrEBrEold-fashioned to behave in a fair and honest way:She told the truth and played with a straight bat - just as her father had wanted her to.
phrasebat[batted, batted, batting]
bat around
bat around sthbat sth around BrE informal to discuss ideas, in order to decide whether they are good or which one is the best: We batted around several suggestions at the committee meeting, but none of them seemed quite right. SIMILAR TO: toss around, knock around

bat

1. n. a drinking bout. She was on a bat that lasted over a week.
2. n. a drunkard; a person on a drinking spree. A tired old bat—still waving a bottle—met me on the stairs.
See:
  • (as) blind as a bat
  • an old bat
  • as blind as a bat
  • at bat
  • bat
  • bat (one's) eyelashes
  • bat (one's) eyes
  • bat a thousand
  • bat an eye
  • bat an eyelash
  • bat an eyelid
  • bat around
  • bat five hundred
  • bat for both sides
  • bat for the other side
  • bat for the other team
  • bat one thousand
  • bat out
  • bat the breeze
  • bat your eyelashes/eyes
  • batted
  • batted out
  • be (as) blind as a bat
  • blind as a bat
  • blind as a bat/beetle/mole
  • carry (one's) bat
  • carry your bat
  • go to bat against
  • go to bat for
  • go to bat for (one)
  • go to bat for somebody
  • go to bat for someone
  • like a bat out of hell
  • not bat an eye
  • not bat an eyelash
  • not bat an eyelid
  • off (one's) own bat
  • off the bat
  • off your own bat
  • old bat
  • play a straight bat
  • right off the bat
  • shoot the breeze
  • sticky wicket, (to bat on) a
  • without batting an eye
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