bats

See also:Bats,bâts,andbåts

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/bæts/

• Audio(US):

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• Rhymes:-æts

Noun

bats

1. pluralofbat

Verb

bats

1. third-personsingularsimplepresentindicativeofbat

Adjective

bats(comparativemorebats,superlativemostbats)

1. (informal)Mad,insane.

   Synonym:batshit

   You must bebatsto go out in the cold without a coat on.

   • 1952,Anthony Buckeridge,Jennings and Darbishire:

     "Don't be sobats,Binns! Why should anyone want to pinch just one boot? "
     "He might have been a chap with only one leg."

Anagrams

• ABTs,ATBs,ATSB,BTAS,Bast,SATB,STAB,TBAs,TBSA,Tabs,bast,stab,tabs

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic,Valencia)[ˈbats]
• Rhymes:-ats

Verb

bats

1. second-personsingularpresentindicativeofbatre

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-ɑts

Verb

bats

1. inflection ofbatsen:
   1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• bast

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ba/

• Audio(Canada):

  (file)

• Homophones:bat(general),bas,bât,bâts(some speakers)

Verb

bats

1. inflection ofbattre:
   1. first/second-personsingularindicativepresent
   2. second-personsingularimperative

Limburgish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/bɑt͡s/
• Hyphenation:bats
• Rhymes:-ɑts

Noun

batsf

1. (anatomy)buttock

Spanish

Noun

batsmpl

1. pluralofbat

Volapük

Noun

bats

1. pluralofbat