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Definition of Bated

Bated
Bated Bat"ed, a. Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath. --Macaulay.
Bat
Bat Bat, n. [Siamese.] Same as Tical, n., 1.
Bat
Bat Bat, v. t. & i. 1. To bate or flutter, as a hawk. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 2. To wink. [Local, U. S. & Prov Eng.]
Bat
Bat Bat, n. 1. In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket. 2. A stroke; a sharp blow. [Colloq. or Slang] 3. A stroke of work. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] 4. Rate of motion; speed. [Colloq.] ``A vast host of fowl . . . making at full bat for the North Sea.' --Pall Mall Mag. 5. A spree; a jollification. [Slang, U. S.] 6. Manner; rate; condition; state of health. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
Bat
Bat Bat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Batted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Batting.] To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat. --Holland.
Bat
Bat Bat, v. i. To use a bat, as in a game of baseball.
Bat
Bat Bat, n. [Corrupt. from OE. back, backe, balke; cf. Dan. aften-bakke (aften evening), Sw. natt-backa (natt night), Icel. le[eth]r-blaka (le[eth]r leather), Icel. blaka to flutter.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire. Bat tick (Zo["o]l.), a wingless, dipterous insect of the genus Nycteribia, parasitic on bats.
Bat
Bat Bat, n. [OE. batte, botte, AS. batt; perhaps fr. the Celtic; cf. Ir. bat, bata, stick, staff; but cf. also F. batte a beater (thing), wooden sword, battre to beat.] 1. A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc. 2. (Mining) Shale or bituminous shale. --Kirwan. 3. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting. 4. A part of a brick with one whole end. Bat bolt (Machinery), a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more firmly. --Knight.

Meaning of Bated from wikipedia

- Look up with bated breath or bate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bated breath or with bated breath is a phrase meaning to hold one's breath in anti****tion...
- Look up bate, bated, or bating in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bate may refer to: Baté, a village in Hungary Bate (Attica), a deme of ancient Attica...
- Language, the first serious work of its type. Expressions such as "with bated breath" (Merchant of Venice) and "a foregone conclusion" (Ot****o) have...
- Millar, that notably included the following lines: To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media catchphrase, the "U" turn, I have only one...
- mother expressed satisfaction over the verdict saying, "We were waiting with bated breath, now we are relieved. I thank the people of my country and the media...
- Pullum suggested using egg corn itself as a label. "baited breath" for "bated breath" "beckon call" for "beck and call" "damp squid" for "damp squib"...
- "The monster and the myth – It is the story they've been waiting for with bated breath". The Guardian. 22 August 1992. On the Nardo track of southern Italy...
- 2020). "Vijay's 'Master' trailer release date revealed, fans wait with bated breath [Reaction]". International Business Times. Archived from the original...
- takes on Mr. Hyde". Chicago Tribune. Malcolm, Derek (16 November 1972). "Bated breath". The Guardian. No. 12. London. Mills, Bart (24 August 1976). "What...
- Hamlet and Laertes. Laertes uses his sharp, poisoned sword instead of a bated (dull) sword. The King provides a poisoned drink as a backup measure. Before...