bats

See also: Bats, bâts, and båts

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bæts/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -æts

Noun

bats

  1. plural of bat

Verb

bats

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bat

Adjective

bats (comparative more bats, superlative most bats)

  1. (informal) Mad, insane.
    You must be bats to go out in the cold without a coat on.
    • 1952, Anthony Buckeridge, Jennings and Darbishire:
      "Don't be so bats, Binns! Why should anyone want to pinch just one boot?"
      "He might have been a chap with only one leg."

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

bats

  1. second-person singular present indicative of batre

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑts

Verb

bats

  1. inflection of batsen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba/
  • Audio (CAN)(file)
  • Homophones: bat (general), bas, bât, bâts (some speakers)

Verb

bats

  1. inflection of battre:
    1. first/second-person singular indicative present
    2. second-person singular imperative

Limburgish

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɑt͡s/
  • Hyphenation: bats
  • Rhymes: -ɑts

Noun

bats f

  1. (anatomy) buttock

Declension
    Declension of bats (feminine) in Limburgish.
Singular Plural
Root Mutation Diminutive Diminutive Mutation Root Mutation Diminutive Diminutive Mutation
Nominative bats pats betske petske batse patse betskes petskes
Genitive bats pats betskes petskes batse patse betskes petskes
Locative batses patses batseske patseske batsese patsese batseskes patseskes
Dative batse (archaic) patse (archaic) betskem (archaic) petskem (archaic) batse patse betskes petskes
Accusative bats pats betske petske batse patse betskes petskes

Spanish

Noun

bats m pl

  1. plural of bat

Volapük

Noun

bats

  1. plural of bat
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