bats

See also: Bats, bâts, and båts

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæts/
• 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.

   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, Bast, SATB, STAB, TBAs, TBSA, Tabs, bast, stab, tabs

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Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Verb

bats

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑts

Verb

bats

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of batsen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of batsen

Anagrams

• bast

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba/

Verb

bats

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

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Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bats/

Noun

bats

1. (anatomy) buttock

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Spanish

Noun

bats m pl

1. plural of bat

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Volapük

Noun

bats

1. plural of bat