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Cat vs. Bat — What's the Difference?

Cat vs. Bat — What's the Difference?

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Cat

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.

Bat

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

Cat

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

Bat

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 cricket bat

Cat

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

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

Cat

(Informal) A woman who is regarded as spiteful.

Bat

A woman regarded as unattractive or unpleasant
Some deranged old bat

Cat

A person, especially a man.

Bat

(of a sports team or player) take the role of hitting rather than throwing the ball
Australia reached 263 for 4 after choosing to bat

Cat

A player or devotee of jazz music.

Bat

Hit at (someone or something) with the flat of one's hand
He batted the flies away

Cat

A cat-o'-nine-tails.

Bat

Flutter (one's eyelashes or eyelids), typically in a flirtatious manner
She batted her long dark eyelashes at him

Cat

A catfish.

Bat

A stout wooden stick; a cudgel.

Cat

A cathead.

Bat

A blow, such as one delivered with a stick.

Cat

A device for raising an anchor to the cathead.

Bat

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

Cat

A catboat.

Bat

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

Cat

A catamaran.

Bat

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

Cat

To hoist an anchor to (the cathead).

Bat

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.

Cat

To look for sexual partners; have an affair or affairs
"catting around with every lady in sight" (Gore Vidal).

Bat

A binge; a spree.

Cat

An animal of the family Felidae:

Bat

To hit with or as if with a bat.

Cat

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

Bat

To cause (a run) to be scored while at bat
Batted the winning run in with a double.

Cat

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

Bat

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

Cat

A person:

Bat

(Informal) To discuss or consider at length
Bat an idea around.

Cat

(offensive) A spiteful or angry woman.

Bat

To use a bat.

Cat

An enthusiast or player of jazz.

Bat

To have a turn at bat.

Cat

(slang) A person (usually male).

Bat

(Slang) To wander about aimlessly.

Cat

(slang) A prostitute.

Bat

To wink or flutter
Bat one's eyelashes.

Cat

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

Bat

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

Cat

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

Bat

(derogatory) An old woman.

Cat

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

Bat

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

Cat

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

Bat

A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
You've been in for ages. Can I have a bat now?

Cat

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

Bat

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

Cat

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

Bat

(mining) Shale or bituminous shale.

Cat

A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.

Bat

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

Cat

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

Bat

A part of a brick with one whole end.

Cat

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

Bat

A stroke; a sharp blow.

Cat

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

Bat

A stroke of work.

Cat

(slang) A street name of the drug methcathinone.

Bat

(informal) Rate of motion; speed.

Cat

Abbreviation of catapult
A carrier's bow cats

Bat

A spree; a jollification.

Cat

Abbreviation of catalytic converter

Bat

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

Cat

Abbreviation of catamaran

Bat

A rough walking stick.

Cat

Abbreviation of category

Bat

(obsolete) A packsaddle.

Cat

Abbreviation of catfish

Bat

(transitive) To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.
He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.
We batted a few ideas around.

Cat

Abbreviation of caterpillar

Bat

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

Cat

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

Bat

(intransitive) To strike or swipe as though with a bat.
The cat batted at the toy.

Cat

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

Bat

(transitive) To flutter
Bat one's eyelashes

Cat

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

Bat

To wink.

Cat

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

Bat

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

Cat

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

Bat

To flit quickly from place to place.
I've spent all week batting around the country.

Cat

(slang) To vomit.

Bat

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.

Cat

To go wandering at night.

Bat

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

Cat

To gossip in a catty manner.

Bat

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

Cat

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

Bat

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

Cat

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

Bat

Shale or bituminous shale.

Cat

Catastrophic; terrible, disastrous.
The weather was cat, so they returned home early.

Bat

A stroke; a sharp blow.

Cat

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.
Laying aside their often rancorous debate over how best to preserve the Florida panther, state and federal wildlife officials, environmentalists, and independent scientists endorsed the proposal, and in 1995 the eight cats [female Texas cougars] were brought from Texas and released. . . . Uprooted from the arid hills of West Texas, three of the imports have died, but the remaining five adapted to swamp life and have each given birth to at least one litter of kittens.

Bat

A stroke of work.

Cat

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

Bat

Rate of motion; speed.

Cat

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

Bat

A spree; a jollification.

Cat

An old game;

Bat

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

Cat

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

Bat

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.
Silent bats in drowsy clusters cling.

Cat

A catamaran.

Bat

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

Cat

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

Bat

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).

Cat

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

Bat

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

Cat

An informal term for a youth or man;
A nice guy
The guy's only doing it for some doll

Bat

To wink.

Cat

A spiteful woman gossip;
What a cat she is!

Bat

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

Cat

The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant;
In Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults

Bat

(baseball) a turn batting;
He was at bat when it happened
He got 4 hits in 4 at-bats

Cat

A whip with nine knotted cords;
British sailors feared the cat

Bat

A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

Cat

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

Bat

A bat used in playing cricket

Cat

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

Bat

A club used for hitting a ball in various games

Cat

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

Bat

Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat;
Bat the ball

Cat

Beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

Bat

Wink briefly;
Bat one's eyelids

Cat

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;
After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

Bat

Have a turn at bat;
Jones bats first, followed by Martinez

Bat

Use a bat;
Who's batting?

Bat

Beat thoroughly in a competition or fight;
We licked the other team on Sunday!

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