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batter
1[ bat-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly.
- to damage by beating or hard usage:
Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast.
Synonyms: ruin, destroy, shiver, shatter, smash, wound, bruise
verb (used without object)
- to deal heavy, repeated blows; pound steadily:
continuing to batter at the front door.
noun
- Printing.
- a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
- the resulting defect in print.
batter
2[ bat-er ]
noun
- a mixture of flour, milk or water, eggs, etc., beaten together for use in cooking.
verb (used with object)
- to coat (an ingredient) with a mixture made from flour, milk, eggs, etc., especially as preparation for frying.
batter
3[ bat-er ]
noun
- a player who swings a bat or whose turn it is to bat, as in baseball or cricket.
batter
4[ bat-er ]
verb (used without object)
- (of the face of a wall or the like) to slope backward and upward.
noun
- a backward and upward slope of the face of a wall or the like.
batter
1/ ˈbætə /
noun
- the slope of the face of a wall that recedes gradually backwards and upwards
verb
- intr to have such a slope
batter
2/ ˈbætə /
verb
- to hit (someone or something) repeatedly using heavy blows, as with a club or other heavy instrument; beat heavily
- tr; often passive to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc
- tr social welfare to subject (a person, esp a close relative living in the same house) to repeated physical violence
- tr to subject (a person, opinion, or theory) to harsh criticism; attack
batter
3/ ˈbætə /
noun
- a spree or debauch
batter
4/ ˈbætə /
noun
- sport a player who bats
batter
5/ ˈbætə /
noun
- a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk, used to make cakes, pancakes, etc, and to coat certain foods before frying
Word History and Origins
Origin of batter1
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Origin of batter4
Word History and Origins
Origin of batter1
Origin of batter2
Origin of batter3
Origin of batter4
Example Sentences
Divide batter into prepared ramekins, place ramekins on a baking sheet, and bake about 20 minutes.
Now you can scroll to the next direction on your recipe without getting batter or sauce all over your device.
In the 13th inning, a Red Sox batter popped one down left field line and Jeter went to get it.
Every batter, it's a fastball for a strike or pop-up, then a change-up for a ground out.
With the bases loaded, the ultimately rational Palmer always throws every pitch at a corner--even with three balls on the batter.
A couple of boys began to batter the wall; others, approaching the windows, climbed up and pressed their faces against the panes.
Bud turned his hotcakes with a vicious flop that spattered more batter on the stove.
All might have gone well had not the cover come off unexpectedly and allowed half the contents of the can to go into the batter.
The Scots retired into their castle, which Norris proceeded to batter with two heavy guns brought from the ship.
"Bring all your guns to bear upon the city and batter it down," was the order issued to General Hunt, chief of artillery.
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