batter
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 mixture of eggs, milk and flour ⇨ See also ↑mixtureADJECTIVE▪ smooth, thick▪ crispy, light (both esp. BrE)▪ remaining▪ crêpe, pancake▪ brownie, cake, cookie (all AmE)▪ chocolate (AmE)▪ beer, tempuraVERB + BATTER▪ mix, stir▪
I started mixing the batter for the pancakes.
▪ pour, spoon, transfer (esp. AmE)▪Pour the batter into a prepared pan.
2 in baseball ⇨ See also ↑batsmanADJECTIVE▪ left-handed, right-handed▪ first, lead-off▪ next▪ opposing▪Opposing batters are fooled by Madsen's delivery.
VERB + BATTER▪ face sb▪Rivera faced seven batters and retired six.
▪ retire sb, strike sb out, walk sb▪Jimmy struck out the first batter with ease.
▪He has walked just eight batters all year.
BATTER + VERB▪ step in, step into the box▪ swing▪ strike out▪The first batter struck out.
▪ hit sth▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}I heard the fans groan as the batter hit a grand slam.
verbBatter is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑stormBatter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑wife
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Batter — may refer to: * Batter (cooking) * Batter (baseball) * 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 … Wikipedia
Batter — Bat ter, n. A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope. [1913 Webster] {Batter rule}, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall is regulated in building. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Batter — Bat ter, n. [OE. batere, batire; cf. OF. bateure, bature, a beating. See {Batter}, v. t.] 1. A semi liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery. King. [1913 Webster] 2. Paste of clay or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Batter — Bat ter (b[a^]t t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battered} (b[a^]t t[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battering}.] [OE. bateren, OF. batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. {Abate}, {Bate} to abate.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
batter — vb mangle, *maim, mutilate, cripple Analogous words: *beat, pound, pummel, thrash, buffet, belabor, baste batter n *dough, paste battle n Battle, engagement, action denote a hostile meeting between opposing military forces … New Dictionary of Synonyms
batter — [n] mixture before baking concoction, dough, mix, mush*, paste, preparation, recipe; concepts 457,466 batter [v] strike and damage assault, bash, beat, break, bruise, buffet, clobber, contuse, cripple, crush, dash, deface, demolish, destroy,… … New thesaurus
batter — Ⅰ. batter [1] ► VERB ▪ strike repeatedly with hard blows. DERIVATIVES batterer noun. ORIGIN Old French batre to beat . Ⅱ. batter [2] ► NOUN … English terms dictionary
batter — batter1 [bat′ər] vt. [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 BAT1, v.] 1. a) to beat or strike with … English World dictionary
Batter — Bat ter, v. i. (Arch.) To slope gently backward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Batter — Bat ter (b[a^]t t[ e]r), n. The one who wields the bat in baseball; the one whose turn it is at bat; formerly called the {batsman}. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
batter — index beat (strike), force (break), lash (strike), mishandle (maltreat), mutilate … Law dictionary
