bate
verb
- to contend, fight, strive, with blows or arguments
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /beɪt/
name
Etymology: From a diminutive form of Bartholomew.
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A diminutive of the male given name Bartholomew.
- A town in Comoé province, Burkina Faso.
- A village in Nova Gorica municipality, Slovenia.
noun
Etymology: Variant of beat (“rhythm”).
- direction, course, track
“What bate are you on now = where are you going and why ? The dog is on some bate = is finding or following a scent.”
verb
- Clipping of masturbate.