batter
Batter means to repeatedly bang or hit something.
(verb)To slam a door with a crowbar in an attempt to open it is an example of to batter.
The definition of batter means the liquid mixture of ingredients used in baking.
(noun)An example of batter is the combination of eggs, flour, sugar, baking soda and chocolate chips used to make a cake.
A batter is defined as a baseball player who is taking his turn facing the pitcher.
(noun)An example of a batter is the first baseball player to step up to the plate in a game.
See batter in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
- to beat or strike with blow after blow; pound
- to subject (a smaller or weaker person) to frequent beatings
- to break to bits by pounding
- to injure by pounding, hard wear, or use
Origin: ME bateren < OFr battre < VL battere < L battuere, to beat, via Gaul < IE base *bhāt-, to strike > L fatuus, foolish & Sans bátati, (he) strikes; also, in part, freq. of bat, v.
intransitive verb
noun
- Baseball the player who is batting or whose turn it is to bat
- Cricket batsman
noun
Origin: ME & OFr bature, prob. < battre: see batter
transitive verb
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Origin: < ?
noun
See batter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters verb, transitive
- To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows.
- To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse.
- To damage, as by heavy wear.
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Origin: Middle English bateren
Origin: , from Old French batre
Origin: , from Late Latin battere
Origin: , from Latin battuere
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Origin: Middle English bater
Origin: , probably from Old French bateure, a beating
Origin: , from batre, to beat; see batter1
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