batter
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French batre (“to beat”).
Verb[edit]
batter (third-person singular simple present batters, present participle battering, simple past and past participle battered)
- to hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
- He battered his wife with a walking stick.
- to coat with batter (the food ingredient).
- I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.
- to defeat soundly; to thrash
- Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.
- (UK, slang, usually in the passive) To intoxicate
- That cocktails will batter you!
- I was battered last night on our pub crawl.
- (metalworking) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
Translations[edit]
to hit or strike violently and repeatedly
to coat with batter
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old French bateure (“the action of beating”), from batre (“to beat”).
Noun[edit]
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.
- A binge, a heavy drinking session.
- When he went on a batter, he became very violent.
- A paste of clay or loam.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?)
- (printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
Translations[edit]
A beaten mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking
A binge
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Etymology 3[edit]
Unknown.
Verb[edit]
batter (third-person singular simple present batters, present participle battering, simple past and past participle battered)
- (architecture) To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
Noun[edit]
batter (plural batters)
- An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
- Hydroseeding of unvegetated batters is planned.
Translations[edit]
A slope
Etymology 4[edit]
Noun[edit]
batter (plural batters)
- (baseball) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
- The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.
Synonyms[edit]
- (baseball): hitter
Related terms[edit]
- batsman (cricket)
Translations[edit]
player attempting to hit the ball
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Verb[edit]
batter
Derived terms[edit]
Luxembourgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German bittar.
Adjective[edit]
batter
See also[edit]
Scots[edit]
Noun[edit]
batter (uncountable)
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- English verbs
- British English
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