Wink vs. Bat

Wink vs. Bat — Is There a Difference?
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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.

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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.

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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 flash

Batnoun

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 him

Batverb

(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 flashing

Batverb

(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 blink

Batverb

(transitive) to flutter: bat one's eyelashes.

Winkverb

force to go away by blinking;

blink away tears

Batverb

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-bats

Batnoun

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 ball

Batverb

wink briefly;

bat one's eyelids

Batverb

have a turn at bat;

Jones bats first, followed by Martinez

Batverb

use a bat;

Who's batting?

Batverb

beat thoroughly in a competition or fight;

We licked the other team on Sunday!