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In natural English speech, "bat" appears in contexts such as: "however stays in the same position pan so the tongue is the same as the a as in bat the other major difference is that the jaw doesn't drop quite as much as it does on the a as in bat sound pan pan here we see the two side by side on". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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however stays in the same position pan so the tongue is the same as the a as in

bat the other major difference is that the jaw doesn't drop quite as much as it

does on the a as in bat sound pan pan here we see the two side by side on

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noun

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

“The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.”

Synonyms:chiropter chiropteran flindermouse flitterbat

noun

An old woman.

“"Isn't it lovely?" I smiled and thought: "Yes it is. It's also a Blackbird, you silly old bat!”

verb

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

“He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.”

verb

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

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