bat
/bæt/noun
उच्चारण बैट
बल्ला
Basic wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as homonym
- 1
[C]
a piece of wood with a handle, used for hitting the ball in games such as cricket
बल्ला
- a cricket bat
- He oiled his bat before the school tournament.
- Raju was given a new bat for his birthday.
+ 3 more examples
- He swung the bat hard and the ball sailed over the boundary.
- The coach showed us how to hold the bat properly.
- Her bat made a loud crack as it met the ball.
- 2
[C]
an animal like a mouse with wings, that flies and feeds at night
चमगादड़
- Bats hang upside down in caves.
- A bat flew out of the old well at dusk.
- A bat was hanging from the beam in the old fort.
+ 2 more examples
- Bats use sound to find their way in the dark.
- Fruit bats come out in the evening to feed on the mango trees.
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[I]
to hit the ball with a bat in cricket
बल्लेबाज़ी करना
- India batted first.
- The captain won the toss and chose to bat on a dry pitch.
- Kohli batted brilliantly to take India to victory.
+ 3 more examples
- The visiting side was asked to bat first.
- He bats at number three for his college team.
- They batted all day without losing a wicket.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bat (noun) = cricket bat
The bat is the wooden tool used to hit the ball in cricket; players take, hold or swing the bat.
'Bat' क्रिकेट में गेंद मारने की लकड़ी की वस्तु है; खिलाड़ी bat पकड़ते, उठाते या घुमाते हैं।
- He raised his bat after scoring a century.
- Radhika's brother bought a new bat.
bat (verb) = to hit the ball / take a turn
To bat means to be in to hit the ball. The past form is batted, and the -ing form is batting.
'Bat' का अर्थ गेंद मारने के लिए क्रीज़ पर होना है। भूतकाल 'batted' और -ing रूप 'batting' है।
- India won the toss and chose to bat first.
- He batted for three hours in the heat.
bat (animal)
A bat is a small flying mammal that feeds at night; it is not a bird.
'Bat' रात में भोजन खोजने वाला छोटा उड़ने वाला स्तनधारी है; यह पक्षी नहीं है।
- Bats roost in the old fort during the day.
bat vs batsman vs batter
The batsman (or batter) is the player; the bat is the tool he or she uses.
Batsman (या batter) खिलाड़ी है; bat वह उपकरण है जिसका वह प्रयोग करता है।
- The batsman broke his bat on the last ball.
+Collocations 4
verb + bat
swingholdraisecarrysplinter
- He swung the bat and the ball sailed over the fence.
bat + first / second
bat firstbat secondbat wellbat all day
- The captain decided to bat first on the dry pitch.
adjective + bat
cricketwillowheavylightnew
- A willow bat is lighter than it looks.
idioms
blind as a batoff your own batright off the batnot bat an eyelid
- He did not bat an eyelid when the price was announced.
“More examples 5
- She batted at number three and scored a fine half-century.
उसने तीसरे नंबर पर बल्लेबाज़ी की और शानदार अर्धशतक बनाया।
- The captain won the toss and chose to bat.
कप्तान ने टॉस जीता और बल्लेबाज़ी चुनी।
- A bat flew into the classroom and the children screamed.
एक चमगादड़ कक्षा में घुस आया और बच्चे चीख पड़े।
- He handed over his bat to a young fan after the match.
मैच के बाद उसने अपना बल्ला एक युवा प्रशंसक को दे दिया।
- She solved the problem off her own bat, without any help.
उसने बिना किसी मदद के अपने आप ही समस्या सुलझा ली।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He bats very good in the nets.
✓ He bats very well in the nets.
Use the adverb well to describe how he bats, not the adjective good.
वह कैसे बल्लेबाज़ी करता है, यह बताने के लिए adverb 'well' आता है, विशेषण 'good' नहीं।
✗ India won the toss and elected to batting first.
✓ India won the toss and elected to bat first.
After to here we need the base verb, not the -ing form.
यहाँ to के बाद क्रिया का मूल रूप आता है, -ing रूप नहीं।
✗ He is a good bat of our team.
✓ He is a good batsman in our team.
The player is a batsman or batter; the bat is the wooden tool.
खिलाड़ी को batsman या batter कहते हैं; bat लकड़ी का उपकरण है।
¶Idioms 4
(as) blind as a bat
not able to see well
बिलकुल अंधा
- Without his glasses he is as blind as a bat.
not bat an eyelid
to show no surprise or emotion
पलक तक न झपकाना
- She did not bat an eyelid when she heard the news.
off your own bat
without being told to do something
अपनी मर्ज़ी से
- He did the extra work off his own bat.
right off the bat
immediately; without delay (informal)
तुरंत; बिना देर किए (अनौपचारिक)
- Right off the bat, she knew the answer.
- He told us right off the bat that he couldn't help.
?Which word?
Homonym, asked very often: bat (cricket) and bat (the flying animal).
Homonym में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: bat (क्रिकेट) और bat (उड़ने वाला जानवर)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Blind as a bat, not bat an eyelid, off your own bat.
Idioms: blind as a bat (बिल्कुल कम दिखने वाला), not bat an eyelid (ज़रा भी हैरानी या घबराहट न दिखाना), off your own bat (बिना किसी की मदद या कहे, अपनी ही पहल से)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: the bat is the only mammal that can truly fly; it uses echolocation (sound waves) to find its way in the dark.
विज्ञान में चमगादड़ एकमात्र स्तनधारी है जो सचमुच उड़ सकता है; यह अँधेरे में रास्ता खोजने के लिए echolocation (ध्वनि तरंगें) का उपयोग करता है।