Plural of bat
regular plural
The plural of bat is bats.
Forms of bat
| Singular | bat /bæt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | bats /bæts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Bats in a sentence
- He opened the door and was greeted by a cloud of bats.From the entry cloud
- The bats were quiescent at that time of day, so we slowly entered the cave.From the entry quiescent
- You must be bats to go out in the cold without a coat on.From the entry bats
- Legally, I think you are covered, but there are angry guys with baseball bats outside.From the entry legally
- Anyone declaring himself Emperor of San Francisco probably had bats in his belfry.From the entry have bats in one's belfry
Meaning of bat
- noun Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
- noun An old woman.
- noun A club, made of wood like a baseball bat or otherwise, used as a weapon.
Questions about the plural of bat
- What is the plural of bat?
- The plural of bat is bats.
- Is bat countable?
- Bat is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bat (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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