Bat

1. Baseball. A rounded, often wooden club, wider and heavier at the hitting end and tapering at the handle, used to strike the ball. He prefers a wooden bat to metal.
2. A club used in cricket, having a broad, flat-surfaced hitting end and a distinct, narrow handle. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields.
3. A blow, such as delivered with a stick. The tried batting the moth with a rolled up newspaper.
4. Baseball. To cause (a run) to be scored while at bat. He batted in the winning run.