bat vs moon

bat

noun
  • A part of a brick with one whole end. 

  • A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket. 

  • A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game. 

  • Rate of motion; speed. 

  • Manner; rate; condition; state of health. 

  • Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous. 

  • A stroke of work. 

  • A rough walking stick. 

  • The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them. 

  • A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting. 

  • A stroke; a sharp blow. 

  • Shale or bituminous shale. 

  • An old woman. 

verb
  • To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat. 

  • To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding. 

  • To flit quickly from place to place. 

  • To flutter 

  • To strike or swipe as though with a bat. 

  • To wink. 

moon

noun
  • A crescent-like outwork in a fortification. 

  • A month, particularly a lunar month. 

  • A representation of the moon, usually as a crescent or as a circle with a face; a crescent-shaped shape, symbol, or object. 

  • Any natural satellite of a planet. 

  • The thirty-second Lenormand card. 

  • In hearts, the action of taking all the point cards in one hand. 

  • The eighteenth trump/major arcana card of the Tarot. 

verb
  • To rise in price rapidly or suddenly. 

  • To spend time idly, absent-mindedly. 

  • To gaze at lovingly or in adoration. 

  • To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest. 

  • (usually followed by over or after) To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone. 

  • To expose to the rays of the Moon. 

  • To shoot the moon. 

  • To adorn with moons or crescents. 

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