English Explanatory Dictionary

batter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
  2. To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
  3. To defeat soundly; to thrash.
  4. To intoxicate.
  5. To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
  6. To coat in a paste-like substance; to fasten with a paste-like glue.
noun
  1. 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.
  2. A binge; a heavy drinking session.
  3. A paste of clay or loam.
  4. A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
verb
  1. To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
noun
  1. An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
noun
  1. The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
  2. A player of the batting side now on the field.
  3. The player now receiving strike; the striker.
  4. Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.

Pronunciation

/ˈbætə/ en-au-batter.ogg /ˈbætɚ/ [ˈbæɾɚ] en-us-batter.ogg

Word forms

batter batters battering battered

Etymology

From Middle English batteren, batren, bateren, a frequentative of Middle English batten, baten (“to beat”), equivalent to bat + -er (frequentative suffix).

Synonyms

thrash intoxicate bender binge batsman hitter

Related words

battery at bat baseball bat bat

Derived words

batterable batteree battered child syndrome battered person syndrome battered sav battered woman syndrome battering ram battering train baby batter batter bread battercake batterless batterlike batter pudding fanny batter batter rule batter's box batter up dust off a batter
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