Cat vs. Bat — What's the Difference?

The cat (Felis catus) is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family.

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 small domesticated carnivorous mammal (Felis catus), kept as a pet and as catcher of vermin, and existing in a variety of breeds.

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

Any of various other carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, including the lion, tiger, leopard, and lynx.

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

(Informal) A woman who is regarded as spiteful.

A woman regarded as unattractive or unpleasant

A person, especially a man.

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

A player or devotee of jazz music.

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

A cat-o'-nine-tails.

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

A catfish.

A stout wooden stick; a cudgel.

A cathead.

A blow, such as one delivered with a stick.

A device for raising an anchor to the cathead.

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

A catboat.

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

A catamaran.

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

To hoist an anchor to (the cathead).

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 look for sexual partners; have an affair or affairs

A binge; a spree.

An animal of the family Felidae:

To hit with or as if with a bat.

A domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.

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

Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, leopards, cougars, cheetahs, caracals, lynxes, and other such non-domesticated species.

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

A person:

(Informal) To discuss or consider at length

(offensive) A spiteful or angry woman.

To use a bat.

An enthusiast or player of jazz.

To have a turn at bat.

(slang) A person (usually male).

(Slang) To wander about aimlessly.

(slang) A prostitute.

To wink or flutter

(nautical) A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.

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

Short form of cat-o'-nine-tails.

(derogatory) An old woman.

(archaic) A sturdy merchant sailing vessel now only in "catboat".

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

The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").

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

The trap of the game of "trap and ball".

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

(archaic) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

(mining) Shale or bituminous shale.

A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.

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

A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.

A part of a brick with one whole end.

(historical) A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.

A stroke; a sharp blow.

(computing) A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.

A stroke of work.

(slang) A street name of the drug methcathinone.

(informal) Rate of motion; speed.

Abbreviation of catapult

A spree; a jollification.

Abbreviation of catalytic converter

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

Abbreviation of catamaran

A rough walking stick.

Abbreviation of category

(obsolete) A packsaddle.

Abbreviation of catfish

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

Abbreviation of caterpillar

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

(slang) Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)

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

A ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks, especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.

(transitive) To flutter

Abbreviation of computed axial tomographyOften used attributively, as in “CAT scan” or “CT scan”.

To wink.

To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

To flit quickly from place to place.

(slang) To vomit.

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.

To go wandering at night.

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

To gossip in a catty manner.

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

To apply the cat command to (one or more files).

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

To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target), usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.

Shale or bituminous shale.

Catastrophic; terrible, disastrous.

A stroke; a sharp blow.

Any animal belonging to the natural family Felidae, and in particular to the various species of the genera Felis, Panthera, and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx (Lynx rufus). The larger felines, such as the lion, tiger, leopard, and cougar, are often referred to as cats, and sometimes as big cats. See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.

A stroke of work.

A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade.

Rate of motion; speed.

A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.

A spree; a jollification.

An old game;

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

Same as cat o' nine tails; as, British sailors feared the cat.

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.

A catamaran.

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

To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor.

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).

Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar; domestic cats; wildcats

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

An informal term for a youth or man;

To wink.

A spiteful woman gossip;

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

The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant;

(baseball) a turn batting;

A whip with nine knotted cords;

A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

A large vehicle that is driven by caterpillar tracks; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

A bat used in playing cricket

Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

A club used for hitting a ball in various games

A method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis

Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat;

Beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

Wink briefly;

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;

Have a turn at bat;

Use a bat;

Beat thoroughly in a competition or fight;