ALL meanings of bates
Bates
B b - noun bates Sir Alan (Arthur). 1934–2003, British film and stage actor. His films include A Kind of Loving (1962), Women in Love (1969), The Go-Between (1971), and The Cherry Orchard (1999) 3
- noun bates H(erbert) E(rnest). 1905–74, English writer of short stories and novels, which include The Darling Buds of May (1958), A Moment in Time (1964), and The Triple Echo (1970) 3
- noun bates the solution used. 1
- verb with object bates to moderate or restrain: unable to bate our enthusiasm. 1
- verb with object bates to lessen or diminish; abate: setbacks that bated his hopes. 1
- verb without object bates (of a hawk) to flutter its wings and attempt to escape in a fit of anger or fear. 1
- idioms bates with bated breath, with breath drawn in or held because of anticipation or suspense: We watched with bated breath as the runners approached the finish line. 1
- noun bates Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bate. 1