Bat vs. Mouse — What's the Difference?

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera. With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight.

A mouse, plural mice, is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate.

An implement with a handle and a solid surface, typically of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as cricket, baseball, and table tennis

A small rodent that typically has a pointed snout, relatively large ears and eyes, and a long tail.

A mainly nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight, with membranous wings that extend between the fingers and limbs.

A small handheld device which is moved across a mat or flat surface to move the cursor on a computer screen

A woman regarded as unattractive or unpleasant

A lump or bruise on or near the eye

(of a sports team or player) take the role of hitting rather than throwing the ball

(of a cat or owl) hunt for or catch mice

Hit at (someone or something) with the flat of one's hand

Use a mouse to move or position a cursor on a computer screen

Flutter (one's eyelashes or eyelids), typically in a flirtatious manner

Any of numerous small rodents of the families Muridae and Cricetidae, such as the house mouse, characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail.

A stout wooden stick; a cudgel.

Any of various similar or related animals, such as the jumping mouse, the vole, or the jerboa.

A blow, such as one delivered with a stick.

A cowardly or timid person.

(Baseball) A rounded, often wooden club, wider and heavier at the hitting end and tapering at the handle, used to strike the ball.

(Informal) A discolored swelling under the eye caused by a blow; a black eye.

A club used in cricket, having a broad, flat-surfaced hitting end and a distinct, narrow handle.

Pl. mice or mous·es (mousĭz) Computers A handheld, button-activated input device that when rolled along a flat surface directs an indicator to move correspondingly about a computer screen, allowing the operator to move the indicator freely, as to select operations or manipulate text or graphics.

The racket used in various games, such as table tennis or racquets.

To hunt mice.

Any of various nocturnal flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, having membranous wings that extend from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail and anatomical adaptations for echolocation, by which they navigate and hunt prey.

To search furtively for something; prowl.

A binge; a spree.

Any small rodent of the genus Mus.

To hit with or as if with a bat.

(informal) A member of the many small rodent and marsupial species resembling such a rodent.

To cause (a run) to be scored while at bat

A quiet or shy person.

To have (a certain percentage) as a batting average.

(computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.

(Informal) To discuss or consider at length

(computing) The cursor.

To use a bat.

(boxing) A facial hematoma or black eye.

To have a turn at bat.

(nautical) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.

(Slang) To wander about aimlessly.

(obsolete) A familiar term of endearment.

To wink or flutter

A match used in firing guns or blasting.

Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.

(set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).

(derogatory) An old woman.

(historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair.

A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.

Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.

A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.

(intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).

(two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.

(intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. 12

(mining) Shale or bituminous shale.

To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

To navigate by means of a computer mouse.

A part of a brick with one whole end.

To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

A stroke; a sharp blow.

Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridæ. The common house mouse (Mus musculus) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed mouse, or deer mouse (Peromyscus leucopus, formerly Hesperomys leucopus) sometimes lives in houses. See Dormouse, Meadow mouse, under Meadow, and Harvest mouse, under Harvest.

A stroke of work.

A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping.

(informal) Rate of motion; speed.

A familiar term of endearment.

A spree; a jollification.

A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow.

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

A match used in firing guns or blasting.

A rough walking stick.

To watch for and catch mice.

(obsolete) A packsaddle.

To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.

(transitive) To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.

To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

(intransitive) To strike or swipe as though with a bat.

A hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the mouse is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad;

(transitive) To flutter

To go stealthily or furtively;

To wink.

Manipulate the mouse of a computer

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

To flit quickly from place to place.

A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.

In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

A part of a brick with one whole end; a brickbat.

Shale or bituminous shale.

A stroke; a sharp blow.

A stroke of work.

Rate of motion; speed.

A spree; a jollification.

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

One of the Chiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Chiroptera and Vampire.

To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.

To use a bat, as in a game of baseball; when used with a numerical postmodifier it indicates a baseball player's performance (as a decimal) at bat; as, he batted .270 in 1993 (i.e. he got safe hits in 27 percent of his official turns at bat).

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

To wink.

Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

(baseball) a turn batting;

A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

A bat used in playing cricket

A club used for hitting a ball in various games

Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat;

Wink briefly;

Have a turn at bat;

Use a bat;

Beat thoroughly in a competition or fight;