Wink vs. Bat — What's the Difference?
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Wink
A wink is a facial expression made by briefly closing one eye. A wink is an informal mode of non-verbal communication usually signaling shared hidden knowledge or intent.
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.
Wink
Close and open one eye quickly, typically to indicate that something is a joke or a secret or as a signal of affection or greeting
He winked at Nicole as he passed
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
Wink
(of a bright object or a light) shine or flash intermittently
The diamond on her finger winked in the moonlight
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Bat
A mainly nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight, with membranous wings that extend between the fingers and limbs.
Wink
An act of winking
Barney gave him a knowing wink
Bat
A woman regarded as unattractive or unpleasant
Some deranged old bat
Wink
To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.
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
Wink
To close and open the eyelids of both eyes; blink.
Bat
Hit at (someone or something) with the flat of one's hand
He batted the flies away
Wink
To shine fitfully; twinkle
Harbor lights were winking in the distance.
Bat
Flutter (one's eyelashes or eyelids), typically in a flirtatious manner
She batted her long dark eyelashes at him
Wink
To close and open (an eye or the eyes) rapidly.
Bat
A stout wooden stick; a cudgel.
Wink
To signal or express by winking
Winked his agreement.
Bat
A blow, such as one delivered with a stick.
Wink
The act of winking.
Bat
(Baseball) A rounded, often wooden club, wider and heavier at the hitting end and tapering at the handle, used to strike the ball.
Wink
A signal or hint conveyed by winking.
Bat
A club used in cricket, having a broad, flat-surfaced hitting end and a distinct, narrow handle.
Wink
The very brief time required for a wink; an instant.
Bat
The racket used in various games, such as table tennis or racquets.
Wink
A quick closing and opening of the eyelids; a blink.
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.
Wink
A gleam or twinkle.
Bat
A binge; a spree.
Wink
(Informal) A brief period of sleep.
Bat
To hit with or as if with a bat.
Wink
To close one's eyes in sleep.
Bat
To cause (a run) to be scored while at bat
Batted the winning run in with a double.
Wink
(intransitive) To close one's eyes.
Bat
To have (a certain percentage) as a batting average.
Wink
(intransitive) Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
Bat
(Informal) To discuss or consider at length
Bat an idea around.
Wink
(intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
Bat
To use a bat.
Wink
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.
Bat
To have a turn at bat.
Wink
(intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.
Bat
(Slang) To wander about aimlessly.
Wink
An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
Bat
To wink or flutter
Bat one's eyelashes.
Wink
A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
Bat
Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
Wink
A brief time; an instant.
Bat
(derogatory) An old woman.
Wink
The smallest possible amount.
Bat
A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
Wink
A subtle allusion.
The film includes a wink to wartime rationing.
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?
Wink
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Bat
(two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.
Wink
Synonym of periwinkle
Bat
(mining) Shale or bituminous shale.
Wink
To nod; to sleep; to nap.
Bat
A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
Wink
To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.
He must wink, so loud he would cry.
And I will wink, so shall the day seem night.
They are not blind, but they wink.
Bat
A part of a brick with one whole end.
Wink
To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.
A baby of some three months old, who winked, and turned aside its little face from the too vivid light of day.
Bat
A stroke; a sharp blow.
Wink
To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.
Wink at the footman to leave him without a plate.
Bat
A stroke of work.
Wink
To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; - generally with at.
The times of this ignorance God winked at.
And yet, as though he knew it not,His knowledge winks, and lets his humors reign.
Obstinacy can not be winked at, but must be subdued.
Bat
(informal) Rate of motion; speed.
Wink
To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
Bat
A spree; a jollification.
Wink
To cause (the eyes) to wink.
Bat
Manner; rate; condition; state of health.
Wink
The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.
I have not slept one wink.
I could eclipse and cloud them with a wink.
Bat
A rough walking stick.
Wink
A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.
The stockjobber thus from Change Alley goes down,And tips you, the freeman, a wink.
Bat
(obsolete) A packsaddle.
Wink
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
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.
Wink
Closing one eye quickly as a signal
Bat
(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
Wink
A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Bat
(intransitive) To strike or swipe as though with a bat.
The cat batted at the toy.
Wink
Signal by winking;
She winked at him
Bat
(transitive) To flutter
Bat one's eyelashes
Wink
Gleam or glow intermittently;
The lights were flashing
Bat
To wink.
Wink
Briefly shut the eyes;
The TV announcer never seems to blink
Bat
To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
Wink
Force to go away by blinking;
Blink away tears
Bat
To flit quickly from place to place.
I've spent all week batting around the country.
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.
Bat
In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.
Bat
A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
Bat
A part of a brick with one whole end; a brickbat.
Bat
Shale or bituminous shale.
Bat
A stroke; a sharp blow.
Bat
A stroke of work.
Bat
Rate of motion; speed.
Bat
A spree; a jollification.
Bat
Manner; rate; condition; state of health.
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.
Bat
To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.
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).
Bat
To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
Bat
To wink.
Bat
Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
Bat
(baseball) a turn batting;
He was at bat when it happened
He got 4 hits in 4 at-bats
Bat
A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
Bat
A bat used in playing cricket
Bat
A club used for hitting a ball in various games
Bat
Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat;
Bat the ball
Bat
Wink briefly;
Bat one's eyelids
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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