I.
noun
1 in games
ADJECTIVE
▪ baseball , cricket , table-tennis ( BrE ) ( Ping-Pong™ paddle in AmE )
▪ aluminium ( BrE ), aluminum ( AmE ), wooden
▪ left-handed , right-handed
VERB + BAT
▪ grip , hold
▪ carry
▪ swing
▪ wield
2 small flying animal
ADJECTIVE
▪ fruit , vampire , etc.
BAT + VERB
▪ flutter , fly
▪ hang , roost
▪
~s hanging upside down
▪ squeak
II.
verb
VERB + BAT
▪ go in to ( BrE ), go to ( AmE ), put sb in to
▪
Hick went in to ~ after Hussain.
▪
He went to ~, two runs down, with his team about to lose.
▪
India won the toss and put England in to ~.
▪
She really went to ~ for me ( = supported me ).
PREPOSITION
▪ for ( BrE )
▪
Smith was first to ~ for Warwickshire.
Bat is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ball , ↑ eyelash