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I 1. bæt noun(a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) balltre2. verb1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) slå2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) slå•- batsman- off one's own bat II bæt noun(a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) flaggermus- battyflaggermusIsubst. \/bæt\/1) flaggermus2) ( slang) kjerring• old batas blind as a bat blind som en muldvarphave bats in the belfry ( hverdagslig) ikke være riktig klok, være sprø, være eksentrisklike a bat out of hell ( hverdagslig) som et oljet lynold bat gammel kjerringIIsubst. \/bæt\/1) balltre, racket (bordtennis)2) (den som slår i cricket, baseball) slagmann3) (med balltre\/racket) slag4) ( slang) fart5) (slang, spesielt amer.) fest, rangelat a fair\/rare bat med stor fartbe at bat (amer., i baseball) være innecarry one's bat ( cricket) ikke være slått ut ved slutten av en omganggo on the bat (være ute og) feste, ranglego to bat for (hverdagslig, amer.) gå i bresjen for, slå et slag foroff one's own bat uten hjelp på egen hånd(right) off the bat (amer.) på stående fot, umiddelbartIIIverb \/bæt\/1) (i cricket, baseball, softball) slå (med balltre e.l.)2) slå (til), slå (etter)bat the eyelashes (hverdagslig, spesielt amer.) flagre med øyevippenebat the eyes (hverdagslig, spesielt amer.) blunke (med øynene)never bat an eyelid ( hverdagslig) ikke få en blund på øynenewithout batting an eyelid ( hverdagslig) uten å blunke, uten å fortrekke en mine
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