batter
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ætə(r)
[edit] Noun
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batter (plural batters)
- 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
- To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the cake batter.
- The person who tries to hit the ball in a sport like baseball
- (cricket) A batsman. Used under the modern fashion for expunging gender from all words, but in fact women cricketers refer to themselves as batsmen (ie. it's already gender-neutral, see the batsman article).
- A binge, a heavy drinking session.
- When he went on a batter, he became very violent.
- A slope.
- Hydroseeding of unvegetated batters is planned.
[edit] Related terms
- batsman (2)
[edit] Translations
A beaten mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking
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The person who tries to hit the ball
A batsman
A binge
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A slope
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[edit] Verb
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to batter (third-person singular simple present batters, present participle battering, simple past and past participle battered)
- to hit or strike violently and repeatedly
- to coat with batter
[edit] Translations
to hit or strike violently and repeatedly
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to coat with batter
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