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):

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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

Spanish

Noun

bats m pl

1. plural of bat

Volapük

Noun

bats

1. plural of bat