Thesaurus

(n) : 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

(v) : 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