VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / bating

Thesaurus: bating

of Bate

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

Definitions

  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Bate
  2. prep. With the exception of; excepting.
  3. With the exception of; excepting. We have little reason to think that they bring many ideas with them, bating some faint ideas of hunger and thirst. Locke.
  4. With the exception of; excepting.We have little reason to think that they bring many ideas with them,bating some faint ideas of hunger and thirst. Locke.
  5. v moderate or restrain; lessen the force of v flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons v soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments v strike with, or as if with a baseball bat v wink briefly v have a turn at bat v use a bat v beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight