The difference between Bat and Kip

When used as nouns, bat means any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation, whereas kip means the untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.

When used as verbs, bat means to hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat, whereas kip means to sleep.

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  1. Bat as a noun:

    Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation.

  2. Bat as a noun (derogatory):

    An old woman.

  1. Bat as a noun:

    A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.

  2. Bat as a noun:

    A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.

    Examples:

    "You've been in for ages. Can I have a bat now?"

  3. Bat as a noun (two-up):

    The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.

  4. Bat as a noun (mining):

    Shale or bituminous shale.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Kirwan"

  5. Bat as a noun:

    A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

  6. Bat as a noun:

    A part of a brick with one whole end.

  7. Bat as a noun:

    A stroke; a sharp blow.

  8. Bat as a noun (UK, Scotland, dialect):

    A stroke of work.

  9. Bat as a noun (informal):

    Rate of motion; speed.

  10. Bat as a noun (US, slang, dated):

    A spree; a jollification.

  11. Bat as a noun (UK, Scotland, dialect):

    Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

  1. Bat as a verb (transitive):

    To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.

    Examples:

    "He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack."

    "We batted a few ideas around."

  2. Bat as a verb (intransitive):

    To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

  3. Bat as a verb (intransitive):

    To strike or swipe as though with a bat.

    Examples:

    "The cat batted at the toy."

  1. Bat as a verb (transitive):

    To flutter: bat one's eyelashes.

  2. Bat as a verb (US, UK, dialect):

    To wink.

  3. Bat as a verb (UK, dialect, obsolete):

    To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

  1. Bat as a noun (obsolete):

    A packsaddle.

  1. Bat as a noun:

  1. Kip as a noun:

    The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.

  2. Kip as a noun:

    A bundle or set of such hides.

  3. Kip as a noun (obsolete):

    A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat.

  4. Kip as a noun:

    The leather made from such hide; kip leather.

  1. Kip as a noun (informal, chiefly UK):

    A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed.

  2. Kip as a noun (informal, chiefly UK):

    Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.

    Examples:

    "I’m just going for my afternoon kip."

  3. Kip as a noun (informal, chiefly UK):

    A very untidy house or room.

  4. Kip as a noun (informal, chiefly UK, dated):

    A brothel.

  1. Kip as a verb (informal, chiefly UK):

    To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.

    Examples:

    "Don’t worry, I’ll kip on the sofabed."

  1. Kip as a verb (transitive, dialectal, Scotland):

    To snatch; take up hastily; filch

  2. Kip as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To hold or keep (together)

  3. Kip as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To conduct oneself; act

  1. Kip as a noun:

    A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822 kilonewtons or 4448.22 newtons); occasionally called the kilopound.

  2. Kip as a noun:

    A unit of weight, used, for example, to calculate shipping charges, equal to half a US ton, or 1000 pounds.

  3. Kip as a noun (rare, nonstandard):

    A unit of mass equal to 1000 avoirdupois pounds.

  1. Kip as a noun:

    The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol ₭, abbreviation LAK.

  1. Kip as a noun (gymnastics):

    A basic skill or maneuver in artistic gymnastics on the uneven bars, parallel bars, high bar and still rings used, for example, as a way of mounting the bar in a front support position, or achieving a handstand from a hanging position. In its basic form, the legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.

  2. Kip as a noun (Australia, games, two-up):

    A piece of flat wood used to throw the coins in a game of two-up.

  3. Kip as a noun (Scotland):

    A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.

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