Wink vs. Bat
Difference Between Wink and Bat
Winkverb
To close one's eyes in sleep.
Batnoun
Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation.
Winkverb
(intransitive) To close one's eyes.
Batnoun
(offensive) An old woman.
Winkverb
(intransitive) To turn a blind eye; to connive. Usually with at.
Batnoun
A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
Winkverb
(intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
Batnoun
A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
Winkverb
To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
He winked at me.She winked her eye.He winked his assent.Batnoun
(two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.
Winkverb
(intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.
Batnoun
(mining) Shale or bituminous shale.
Winknoun
An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
Batnoun
A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
Winknoun
A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
Batnoun
A part of a brick with one whole end.
Winknoun
A brief time; an instant.
Batnoun
A stroke; a sharp blow.
Winknoun
The smallest possible amount.
Batnoun
A stroke of work.
Winknoun
A subtle allusion.
The film includes a wink to wartime rationing.Batnoun
(informal) Rate of motion; speed.
Winknoun
(Chiefly British) Periwinkle.
Batnoun
A spree; a jollification.
Winknoun
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat);
if I had the chance I'd do it in a flashBatnoun
Manner; rate; condition; state of health.
Winknoun
closing one eye quickly as a signal
Batnoun
(obsolete) packsaddle
Winknoun
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Batverb
(transitive) to hit with a bat.
Winkverb
signal by winking;
She winked at himBatverb
(intransitive) to take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
Winkverb
gleam or glow intermittently;
The lights were flashingBatverb
(intransitive) to strike or swipe as though with a bat
The cat batted at the toy.Winkverb
briefly shut the eyes;
The TV announcer never seems to blinkBatverb
(transitive) to flutter: bat one's eyelashes.
Winkverb
force to go away by blinking;
blink away tearsBatverb
To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
Batverb
To wink.
Batnoun
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
Batnoun
(baseball) a turn batting;
he was at bat when it happenedhe got 4 hits in 4 at-batsBatnoun
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
Batnoun
a bat used in playing cricket
Batnoun
a club used for hitting a ball in various games
Batverb
strike with, or as if with a baseball bat;
bat the ballBatverb
wink briefly;
bat one's eyelidsBatverb
have a turn at bat;
Jones bats first, followed by MartinezBatverb
use a bat;
Who's batting?Batverb
beat thoroughly in a competition or fight;
We licked the other team on Sunday!
