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batter
1[ bat-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly.
Synonyms: , ,
- to damage by beating or hard usage:
Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to deal heavy, repeated blows; pound steadily:
continuing to batter at the front door.
noun
- Printing.
- a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
- the resulting defect in print.
batter
2[ bat-er ]
noun
- a mixture of flour, milk or water, eggs, etc., beaten together for use in cooking.
verb (used with object)
- to coat (an ingredient) with a mixture made from flour, milk, eggs, etc., especially as preparation for frying.
batter
3[ bat-er ]
noun
- a player who swings a bat or whose turn it is to bat, as in baseball or cricket.
batter
4[ bat-er ]
verb (used without object)
- (of the face of a wall or the like) to slope backward and upward.
noun
- a backward and upward slope of the face of a wall or the like.
batter
1/ ˈæə /
verb
- to hit (someone or something) repeatedly using heavy blows, as with a club or other heavy instrument; beat heavily
- tr; often passive to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc
- tr social welfare to subject (a person, esp a close relative living in the same house) to repeated physical violence
- tr to subject (a person, opinion, or theory) to harsh criticism; attack
batter
2/ ˈæə /
noun
- a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk, used to make cakes, pancakes, etc, and to coat certain foods before frying
batter
3/ ˈæə /
noun
- sport a player who bats
batter
4/ ˈæə /
noun
- the slope of the face of a wall that recedes gradually backwards and upwards
verb
- intr to have such a slope
batter
5/ ˈæə /
noun
- a spree or debauch
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Example Sentences
He struck out four batters in 1 2/3 innings.
At the end of November, battered, the group agreed on a ceasefire that was essentially a surrender.
Between Zoom happy hours and “Stardew Valley” sessions, I folded cold coffee into brownie batter, added matcha to white cake, swapped butter for oil just to see what would happen.
But there are growing concerns it could batter the economy, raise prices on a host of goods and leave consumers suffering from another round of inflation.
Sussex are back after nine years away with their homegrown talent very much to the fore, bolstered by West Indies Test bowler Jayden Seales and Australian batter Daniel Hughes.
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