bat

«bat» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a small flying animal with wings of skin that comes out… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a bat, bats); verb (bat, bats, batted, batting)

meaning for a pupil

1) A bat is a small flying animal with wings of skin that comes out at night. tree →

2) A bat is also a stick or club for hitting the ball in games like cricket, baseball and rounders. tree →

3) To bat means to take a turn at hitting the ball. tree →

4) «Not bat an eye» means to not show any surprise. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: An unclean flying creature that Israel may not eat. The Torah lists it among the birds. Interpretation: The bat is included among the forbidden birds and is not kosher. The tradition teaches that it is unclean even though it flies like a bird and is not a bird. In the primary lessons: In science, bats are mammals, not birds; most eat insects or fruit, and many find their way with echoes (echolocation). Bats are protected in many places; never touch a bat, because it can carry disease. In sports, you bat in cricket and baseball; the batter or batsman holds the bat. Phrases: cricket bat, baseball bat, at bat, right off the bat, blind as a bat.

examples

• and the stork, and the heron after its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat. (Torah LEV.11.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• Biliteral combinatinnx upon irhich all other combinatinm are bated. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• A bat flew out of the cave at dusk. tree →
• Bats hang upside down when they sleep. tree →
• Bats find insects in the dark using echoes. tree →
• He hit the ball hard with the cricket bat. tree →
• It's your turn to bat! tree →
• She batted first for her team. tree →
• Never pick up a bat; tell an adult. tree →
• Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly. tree →

note

Same spelling, two meanings: the animal and the stick. Double the t: batted, batting. Myth: bats are not blind; most see quite well. «Blind as a bat» is just a saying.

In the corpora

• and the stork, and the heron after its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
• and the stork, and the heron after its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
• Bats are not blind; all bats can see, and many see quite well.
• Big fruit bats called flying foxes have large eyes for dim light, and most of them do not echolocate at all.
• Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly, and about one in five of all mammal kinds is a bat.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bat» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.