Associations to the word «Batter»

Wiktionary

BATTER, verb. To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
BATTER, verb. To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
BATTER, verb. To defeat soundly; to thrash
BATTER, verb. (UK) (slang) (usually in the passive) To intoxicate
BATTER, verb. (metalworking) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
BATTER, noun. 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
BATTER, noun. A binge, a heavy drinking session.
BATTER, noun. A paste of clay or loam.
BATTER, noun. (printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
BATTER, verb. (architecture) To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
BATTER, noun. An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
BATTER, noun. (baseball) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
BATTER, noun. (cricket) (rare) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat; a batsman.
BATTER RULE, noun. 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 RULES, noun. Plural of batter rule
BATTER UP, interjection. (baseball) (Used by an umpire to invite the next batter to the batter's box, especially at the beginning of a half-inning.)

Dictionary definition

BATTER, noun. (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting.
BATTER, noun. A liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking.
BATTER, verb. Strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent".
BATTER, verb. Strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her".
BATTER, verb. Make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat".

Wise words

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