"batmobile" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-batmobile.ogg Forms: batmobiles [present, singular, third-person], batmobiling [participle, present], batmobiled [participle, past], batmobiled [past]
Etymology: From the Batmobile driven by superhero Batman in the eponymous media franchise, from bat + -mobile. The second verb sense references the retractable shielding featured on the vehicle in the 1989 film. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bat|-mobile}} bat + -mobile Head templates: {{en-verb}} batmobile (third-person singular simple present batmobiles, present participle batmobiling, simple past and past participle batmobiled)
  1. (slang) To move or proceed as if in the Batmobile Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-batmobile-en-verb-cudBFPVR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -mobile, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mobile: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (dated slang) To put up an emotional or intellectual shield, especially to protect oneself from something that makes one uncomfortable. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): Batman
    Sense id: en-batmobile-en-verb-fkU2a6mY Disambiguation of Batman: 36 64 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -mobile Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mobile: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Batmobile

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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