bats

See also: Bats, bâts, and båts

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæts/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æts

Noun

bats

1. plural of bat

Verb

bats

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bat

Adjective

bats (comparative more bats, superlative most bats)

1. (informal) Mad, insane.

   Synonym: batshit

   You must be bats to go out in the cold without a coat on.

   • 1952, Anthony Buckeridge, Jennings and Darbishire:

     "Don't be so bats, Binns! Why should anyone want to pinch just one boot?"
     "He might have been a chap with only one leg."

Anagrams

• ABTs, ATBs, ATSB, BTAS, Bast, SATB, STAB, TBAs, TBSA, Tabs, bast, stab, tabs

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbats]
• Rhymes: -ats

Verb

bats

1. second-person singular present indicative of batre

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑts

Verb

bats

1. inflection of batsen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• bast

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba/

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Homophones: bat (general), bas, bât, bâts (some speakers)

Verb

bats

1. inflection of battre:
   1. first/second-person singular indicative present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Limburgish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑt͡s/
• Hyphenation: bats
• Rhymes: -ɑts

Noun

bats f

1. (anatomy) buttock

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan. Cognate with Ahtna baets.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pætsʰ/

Noun

bats (possessed form badza')

1. gull

Root

bats

1. to be tan, light brown, blond, shiny

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Neuter	bats	bats	bats	bats

Derived terms

• bats ghwdla' (“birch polypore”)
• bats goya (“mew gull”)
• tth'itu' badza' (“herring gull”)

References

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 71

Spanish

Noun

bats m pl

1. plural of bat

Volapük

Noun

bats

1. plural of bat