batter
v.
strike, beat, hit repeatedly
n.
one who wields a bat (in a game of baseball, cricket, etc.); baking mixture
Batter
batter
Noun
1. (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
(synonym) hitter, slugger, batsman
(hypernym) ballplayer, baseball player
(hyponym) bunter
(derivation) bat
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
2. a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon
(hypernym) concoction, mixture, intermixture
(hyponym) puff batter, pouf paste, pate a choux
Verb
1. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"
(synonym) buffet, knock about
(hypernym) strike
2. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
(synonym) clobber, baste
(hypernym) beat, beat up, work over
3. make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat"
(synonym) dinge
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
batter (de)
n.
batter (in a game of baseball, cricket, etc.); baking mixture
Batter
(v. t.)
To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.
(v. t.)
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
(v. t.)
To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart.
(v. t.)
Paste of clay or loam.
(v. t.)
A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.
(v. t.)
A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
(v. i.)
To slope gently backward.
(n.)
One who wields a bat; a batsman.
(n.)
A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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