Tuesday, June 26, 2012

bat, batt

Bat or bat means the wooden stick used to hit a ball, such as a baseball--
He stood at the plate, clutching the bat.
He hit the ball so hard that the bat broke.
Bat may be used as a verb, meaning to swing at something--
The cat used to like to bat at this toy; now he's not interested.

Bat also means the small creature that flies at night and eats insects--
Listen; you can hear a bat squeaking.
She was superstitious, and frightened by the bat.

Batt or batt ( rhymes with bat ) means the large piece of stuffing inside of a quilt or comforter--
You will need more than one batt if you want this quilt to be warm.
Make sure to sew through the batt when you put the quilt together.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He kept his favorite baseball bat wrapped up in a quit batt to keep it from being scratched."




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