Dictionary Definition
batter
Noun
2 a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop
from a spoon
Verb
1 strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the
tent" [syn: buffet,
knock
about]
2 strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered
the man who tried to attack her" [syn: clobber, baste]
3 make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft
hat" [syn: dinge]
User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
- 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
- To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the cake batter.
- The person who tries to hit the ball in a sport like baseball
- A batsman. Used under the modern fashion for expunging gender from all words, but in fact women cricketers refer to themselves as batsmen (ie. it's already gender-neutral, see the batsman article).
- A binge, a heavy
drinking session.
- When he went on a batter, he became very violent.
- A slope.
- Hydroseeding of unvegetated batters is planned.
Related terms
- batsman (2)
Translations
A beaten mixture of flour and liquid, used for
baking
- Finnish: kakkutaikina, lettutaikina, tiristystaikina
- Greek: κουρκούτι (kourkoúti)
- Swedish: smet
The person who tries to hit the ball
A batsman
A binge
- Finnish: ryyppyputki
A slope
- Finnish: rinne
- Greek: κλίση (klísi)
- Spanish:
Verb
- to hit or strike violently and repeatedly
- to coat with batter
Translations
to hit or strike violently and repeatedly
- Finnish: hakata, pahoinpidellä, piestä
- Swedish: misshandla
to coat with batter
- Finnish: kuorruttaa, leivittää
Extensive Definition
Batter may refer to:
- Batter (cooking)
- Batter (baseball)
- Batter (linuxoid)
- Batsman (cricket), sometimes called a batter
- To hit or strike a person, as in committing the crime of battery
- To hit or strike a person, as in committing the tort of battery, a common-law offense
- Slope
- Batter head, on a snare drum, the head that is struck
batter in French: Frappeur
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Beau Brummel, abuse, albumen, amateur athlete,
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wrong by, do wrong to, dough, drub, egg white, end, flail, flap, footballer, games-player,
gamester, gaum, gel, gelatin, glair, glop, glue, gluten, go on, goo, gook, goop, gruel, guard, gumbo, gunk, hammer, harm, hit, ill-treat, ill-use, infielder, injure, jam, jell, jelly, jock, jumper, knock, knock about, lacerate, lambaste, lame, larrup, lay waste, lineman, loblolly, loot, maim, maltreat, mangle, manhandle, maul, mishandle, mistreat, molasses, molest, mucilage, mucus, mug, mutilate, offensive lineman,
outfield, outfielder, outrage, pap, paste, patter, pelt, pillage, player, poloist, pommel, porridge, pound, professional athlete,
pudding, pugilist, pulp, pulverize, pummel, puree, putty, quarterback, racer, rage, ramp, rampage, rant, rap, rape, rave, riot, roar, rob, rough, rough up, ruin, sack, savage, semifluid, semiliquid, shatter, size, skater, slaughter, sledgehammer, smite, soup, sow chaos, spank, sport, sportsman, starch, sticky mess, storm, strike, syrup, tackle, tailback, tear, tear around, terrorize, thrash, thrash soundly, thresh, thump, toxophilite, treacle, vandalize, violate, wallop, whip, wingback, wreck, wrestler