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batter¹ Definition

bat·ter (bat′ər)

transitive verb

    1. to beat or strike with blow after blow; pound
    2. to subject (a smaller or weaker person) to frequent beatings
  2. to break to bits by pounding
  3. to injure by pounding, hard wear, or use

Etymology: 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

to pound noisily and repeatedly

batter² Definition

bat·ter (bat′ər)

noun

  1. Baseball the player who is batting or whose turn it is to bat
  2. Cricket batsman

batter³ Definition

bat·ter (bat′ər)

noun

a flowing mixture of flour, milk, eggs, etc. for making cakes or pancakes, coating food before frying, etc.

Etymology: ME & OFr bature, prob. < battre: see batter

transitive verb

to coat with batter

batter4 Definition

bat·ter (bat′ər)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to slope gradually upward and backward

Etymology: < ?

noun

a gradual upward and backward slope, as of the outer face of a wall

batter Synonyms

batter

n.

  1. One who bats

    hitter, batsman, pinch-hitter, designated hitter, switch-hitter, player, man who is up, man at the plate, leadoff hitter or man, cleanup hitter or man, clouter*, slugger*, socker*, walloper*.

  2. A semifluid mixture for baking

    dough, mix, paste, recipe, concoction, preparation, starter, mush; see also mixture 1.

batter Synonyms

batter

v.

  1. To strike

    beat, pound, punish, maul; see abuse 1, beat 1, 2, hit 1.

  2. To damage

    wreck, smash, injure; see damage 1.

batter Usage Examples

Object

  • ram: Officers in riot gear used a battering ram to break in to the ground floor flat.
  • coast: Waves up to 14 meters battered the coast, forcing ferry services to be canceled.

Converse of object

  • pour: Pour batter in 9 inch by 13 inch pan.

Subject

  • gale: Some of its warehouses have walls on the beach which are battered by gales in the winter months.
  • storm: In the autumn of the year 2000 the HR World is being battered by a storm.
  • wind: Hundreds of homes across the Caucasus nation have been flooded and the country was also battered by strong winds.

Preposition: into

  • pan: Drop tablespoonfuls of the batter into the pan, well spaced out.

Adjective modifier

  • crispy: The fish was perfect, not oily, just meaty white fish encased in a crispy batter.
  • crisp: Fried squid was nice & soft with a crisp batter & well-balanced spicy salt & pepper.
  • thick: Mix to a thick batter with the rest of the water.
  • smooth: Stir with a fork to make a smooth runny batter.
  • slight: South wall:- there is a slight batter at the base.
  • golden: The starter of Yorkshire pudding, a great slab of gorgeous golden batter soaked in gravy would set me up on its own.

Noun used with modifier

  • tempura: Other options, ranging from confit of duck leg to tiger prawns in tempura batter, are more cosmopolitan.
  • pancake: To make the pancake batter, sieve the flour and salt into a bowl and make a well in the center.
  • flour: The fish ( cod, haddock, huss, plaice ) is deep fried in flour batter and is eaten with chips.
  • cake: Examples include measurements on the fat content of farmed salmon, and on cake batters.

Preposition: by

  • gale: Some of its warehouses have walls on the beach which are battered by gales in the winter months.
  • storm: In the autumn of the year 2000 the HR World is being battered by a storm.
  • wind: Hundreds of homes across the Caucasus nation have been flooded and the country was also battered by strong winds.
batter Quotes

There is no reason why the infield should not try to put the batter off his stride at the critical moment, by neatly- timed disparagements of his wife's fidelity and his mother's respectability.

—Shaw, George Bernard