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
Slug and bat are semantically related In some cases you can use "Slug" instead the word "Bat" as a noun or a verb.
Slug
Slug noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: one well aimed slug on the head knocked him out
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Both words in one sentence
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Iella and Corran go out for lunch before he leaves for the Jedi Academy, and she orders a dish made from mynocks (those bat-things inside the space slug in The Empire Strikes Back).
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