batbat1 /bæt/ ●●● noun [countable] 
1
a long wooden stick used for hitting the ball in baseball2a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night3right off the bat informal immediately: 
He got into trouble right off the bat.4be at bat to be the person who is trying to hit the ball in baseball
1 a long wooden stick used for hitting the ball in baseball2a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night3right off the bat informal immediately: He got into trouble right off the bat.4be at bat to be the person who is trying to hit the ball in baseball
