Bat
Bat noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: a sharp bat with a rolled-up newspaper and that fly was a goner
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Synonyms for Bat
Dab and bat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dab" instead the word "Bat" as a verb or a noun.
Dab
Dab noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: a bear can knock a man down with a simple dab of his paw
Both words in one sentence
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Jadzia Dax is a dab hand with a bat'leth, and Kira — well, Kira once beat the shit out of a serial killer while the equivalent of nine months pregnant.
Source: Action Girl / Live-Action TV
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