as in nuts
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
by film's end it's obvious that faded movie star Norma Desmond is completely bats
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as in hits
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
a sharp bat with a rolled-up newspaper and that fly was a goner
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as in canes
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
riot policemen armed with bats and tear gas
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as in knocks
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
batted the lamp off the table with one strike
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as in licks
to strike repeatedly
batted the piñata until it finally broke open
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as in roams
to move about from place to place aimlessly
on Sunday afternoons we'd pile into Father's car and bat around the countryside
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Recent Examples of bats
Fox News, 25 Aug. 2019
Adjective
All Saints Church, however, was one of the first to benefit from roughly $4.3 million dollars of Heritage Lottery Funds, used to learn how bats impact churches and to find solutions.
—Fox News, 25 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bats
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Contrary to popular belief, peanuts are actually not nuts.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
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Nonetheless, April 5, 2022, was nuts.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
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After that, the studio released the stop-motion hits ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and The Two Strings and Missing Link.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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If Israel hits Iran’s oil industry, supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could become of concern, other analysts echoed.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
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With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.Charles McNultyTheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
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The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.John Bleasdale, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
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But winning this will mean landing punches, and taking them.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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But winning this will mean landing punches, and taking them.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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The sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Then, like clockwork, a bunch of Democrats got mad.Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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One of the main differences between free gaga classes and a hardware-plus-subscription platform such as Peloton is hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 29 May 2020
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Turns out, the two actors/singers have been gaga for each other (terrible pun, sorry) for a long time.Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 27 Feb. 2019
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The mist hides nothing, leaves us.Elizabeth Metzger, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Visually, the 228 hides its tailpipes, but the M235 xDrive shows them off down the back, and up front there’s an illuminated kidney grille, giving it a recognizable light signature.Michael Taylor, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Bats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bats. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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