bat-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: hit at (as if) with a bat; beat

Examples:
My kitten likes to bat at the blind cords.
She bat at the fly that was buzzing around her head.
The gangsters batted him until he was unconscious.

Mappings:
VerbNet: throw-17.1-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 5

Sense Number 2: BASEBALL: have a turn at bat

Commentary: Includes: BAT IN
NOTE: This is a subsense of sense 1. Use for all references to the sport of baseball.

Examples:
Micah batted at .359 in the last two seasons.
Who's batting next?
Dan Davis bats first, followed by Babe Ruth.
I didn't get to bat at all in the last two games!
He batted in all five games against the Cubs.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: bat.02,bat.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 3: wink briefly

Commentary: Includes: BAT ONE'S EYELASHES

Examples:
She batted her long eyelashes at the clerk.
I batted my eyelashes slowly and deliberately.

Mappings:
VerbNet: crane-40.3.2
FrameNet: Body_movement
PropBank: bat.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2