Bat
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation. They look like a mouse with membranous wings extending from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail. Altogether, there are about 1,000 bat species in the world. An old woman. A low whore: so called from moving out like a bat in the dusk of the evening. A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket. A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game. The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 242.)
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to hit with a bat. to take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding. to strike or swipe as though with a bat to flutter: bat one's eyelashes.
Example sentence: I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat.
Flutter
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of fluttering.A state of agitation.An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart.A small bet or risky investment.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.To cause something to flap.