batter

[Bat·ter]

To batter is to beat repeatedly, as if one boxer were clobbering another with blows.

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To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart.

Noun
a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon

Noun
(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting

Verb
make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat"

Verb
strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

Verb
strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

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v. t.
To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart.

v. t.
To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.

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

v. t.
A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.

v. t.
Paste of clay or loam.

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

n.
A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.

v. i.
To slope gently backward.

n.
One who wields a bat; a batsman.

Batter

Bat"ter , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Battering.] [OE. bateren, OF. batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. Abate, Bate to abate.] 1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart. 2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage. "Each battered jade." Pope. 3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.

Batter

Bat"ter, n. [OE. batere, batire; cf. OF. bateure, bature, a beating. See Batter, v. t.] 1. A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc. , beaten together and used in cookery. King. 2. Paste of clay or loam. Holland. 3. (Printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.

Batter

Bat"ter, n. A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope. Batter rule, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall is regulated in building.

Batter

Bat"ter, v. i. (Arch.) To slope gently backward.

Batter

Bat"ter, n. One who wields a bat; a batsman.

To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart.

A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc. , beaten together and used in cookery.

A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.

To slope gently backward.

One who wields a bat; a batsman.

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Usage Examples

I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.

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Other Usage Examples

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.