batter — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

   Examples

   The firemen battered down the door.

   The golden ſtature of their feathered bird That ſpreads her wings vpon the city wals, Shall not defend it from our battering ſhot.

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   The journey is worth an article in itself, but all I can give is a flavour of a railway which traverses a bleak but dramatic coastline that's regularly battered by the elements - especially around Parton, where the line is constantly threatened by the sea.

2. To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

   Examples

   I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.

3. To defeat soundly; to thrash.

   Usage

   • Figurative

   Synonyms

   thrash

   Examples

   Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.

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   There have been so many times when England were such a tactically flat, stressed-out bunch that they could squeeze the joy out of battering even the meekest opposition, so at times against Panama you had to rub your eyes at the general levels of fun being had.

4. To intoxicate.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • passive
   • Slang
   • usually

   Synonyms

   intoxicate

   Examples

   That cocktail will batter you!

   I was battered last night on our pub crawl.

5. To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.

6. To coat in a paste-like substance; to fasten with a paste-like glue.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • Obsolete

   Examples

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   the bible mentioned in the oath emitted this day , by Andrew Murison , as the book and bible from whence the printed leaves , battered on the B. L. Coy's notes , now challenged as forged , are alleged to be taken

Noun

1. A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the pancake batter.

2. A binge; a heavy drinking session.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Slang

   Synonyms

   benderbinge

   Examples

   When he went on a batter, he became very violent.

3. A paste of clay or loam.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   The batter or lome that goeth to the making of [bricks]

4. A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.

   Usage

   • Countable

   Examples

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   In repairing batters at the edges of the plate, when the bevel has been torn away by the catches, &c., it is necessary to solder a piece of metal along the side.

Verb

1. To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).

Noun

1. An incline on the outer face of a built wall.

Noun

1. The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.

   Synonyms

   hitterbatsman

   Examples

   The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.

2. A player of the batting side now on the field.

3. The player now receiving strike; the striker.

4. Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.

   Examples

   It's hard to put this on his shoulders while the guy is so young, but I firmly believe Kane could go down as New Zealand's greatest ever batter.

Noun

1. (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting

   Synonyms

   hitterslugger

   Broader terms

   ballplayerbaseball player

2. a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking

   Broader terms

   concoctionmixtureintermixture

Verb

1. strike against forcefully

   Synonyms

   buffetknock about

   Broader terms

   strike

   Examples

   Winds buffeted the tent

2. strike violently and repeatedly

   Synonyms

   clobberbaste

   Broader terms

   beatbeat upwork over

   Examples

   She clobbered the man who tried to attack her

3. make a dent or impression in

   Synonyms

   dinge

   Broader terms

   change shapechange formdeform

   Examples

   dinge a soft hat