batter

(băt'ər)

v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

v.tr.

1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows.
2. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse.
3. To damage, as by heavy wear.

v.intr.
To pound repeatedly with heavy blows.

n. Printing
A damaged area on the face of type or on a plate.

[Middle English bateren, from Old French batre, from Late Latin battere, from Latin battuere.]

SYNONYMS   batter, maim, mangle, maul, mutilate. These verbs mean to damage, injure, or disfigure by beating, abuse, or hard use: a house battered by a hurricane; a construction worker maimed in an accident; machinery that mangled the worker's fingers; a tent mauled by a hungry bear; mutilated the painting with a razor. See also synonyms at beat.

bat·ter² (băt'ər)
n. Sports
The player at bat in baseball and cricket.


bat·ter³ (băt'ər)
n.
A liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, milk, and eggs, used in cooking.

tr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.
To coat in batter: battered the vegetables and then fried them.

[Middle English bater, probably from Old French bateure, a beating, from batre, to beat. See batter¹.]

bat·ter⁴ (băt'ər)
n.
A slope, as of the outer face of a wall, that recedes from bottom to top.

tr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.
To construct so as to create an upwardly receding slope.

[Origin unknown.]

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Thick liquid mixture of flour, milk, and eggs, used to coat fish before frying, fried alone to make pancakes or griddle cakes, or baked to make Yorkshire pudding.

An uncooked, semiliquid mixture (thick or thin) that can be spooned or poured, as for cakes, muffins, pancakes or waffles. Batters are usually mixtures based on flour, eggs and milk. They can also be used to coat food before frying, as in batter-fried chicken.

verb

1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows: assail, assault, baste, beat, belabor, buffet, drub, hammer, pound, pummel, smash, thrash, thresh. Informal lambaste. Slang clobber. Idioms: rain blows on. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
2. To injure or damage, as by abuse or heavy wear: knock about (or around), mangle, maul, rough up. See attack/defend, help/harm/harmless, strike/miss.

To incline from the vertical. A wall is said to batter when it recedes as it rises.

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The slope back from vertical given to a ditch side or trench face in order to increase its stability. The most effective batter would be the natural angle of rest of the material through which the cutting was made.

noun
noun

A spree, debauch; esp. in phr. on the batter. (1839 —) .
J. Osborne Have you been on the batter, you old gubbins! (1957).

[Of obscure origin; cf. bat³ noun.]

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A liquid or paste that is made by blending flour with a liquid (milk, eggs, etc.) often used to coat a food for frying. A breading is similar to a batter in that a food is first battered, then added to bread-crumbs. The batter makes the breadcrumbs stick to the meat, fish, vegetables, etc., for subsequent frying.

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For a list of words related to batter, see:

• Cooking Techniques - batter: (vb) coat with flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs before frying
• Baseball - batter: the player at home plate poised to swing a bat at an oncoming pitch
• Violent Actions - batter: beat repeatedly

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - slå løs på, tæske løs på
v. intr. - hamre, buldre
n. - pandekagedej, vaffeldej

2.
n. - slåer

3.
n. - skrånende mur

4.
n. - skråning, dossering
v. tr. - skråne (indad)

Nederlands (Dutch)
beslag, slagman, batsman, fysiek mishandelen, beuken, toetakelen, bombarderen, verslijten

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - battre, frapper, maltraiter, martyriser, (Imprim) endommager
v. intr. - cogner, frapper
n. - (Imprim) partie endommagée (d'une touche métallique/d'un bloc d'impression)

2.
n. - (Culin) pâte à crêpes, pâte à frire

3.
n. - (Sport) batteur (base-ball, cricket)

4.
n. - (Constr) inclinaison (avec un angle d'inclinaison diminuant vers le haut)
v. tr. - construire avec un plan d'inclinaison décroissant

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - einschlagen auf, hämmern, zurichten, lädieren, heftig schlagen, zerschlagen, (Mil) bombardieren
n. - Schlag, (Mil) Beschuss

2.
n. - Teig, Eierteig

3.
n. - Schlagmann, Schläger

4.
n. - Böschung, Verjüngung, Abdachung
v. - (Archi) sich verjüngen, einziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χτυπώ, κοπανάω, στραπατσάρω, τσακίζω
n. - κουρκούτι, (αρχιτ.) κλίση εξωτερικής επιφάνειας τοίχου

Italiano (Italian)
sbattere, conciare, massacrare, pasta, battitore

Português (Portuguese)
v. - bater, gastar, bombardear, inclinar-se
n. - batedor (m) (beisebol ou críquete), talude (m), cola (f), massa (f) de farinha, tipo (m) deficiente

Русский (Russian)
наносить удар за ударом, подвергать избиениям, тесто

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - demoler, dar talud a un muro
v. intr. - relejar, tener una inclinación hacia atrás
n. - talud

2.
n. - (impr.) estropeo de tipos o planchas

3.
n. - golpeadura, pasta de yeso

4.
n. - masa, pasta
v. tr. - golpear, batir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå, krossa, gå lös, slå ned på, misshandla, ramponera, buckla, bulta
n. - smet (kok.), slagman (sport)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 连续猛击, 打碎, 捣毁, 磨损, 把...用旧, 作连续猛击, 打击手

2. 糊状物

3. 墙壁等的向上缓倾, 倾度

4. 内倾, 使向上倾斜, 往后倾斜

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 糊狀物

2.
v. tr. - 連續猛擊, 打碎, 搗毀, 磨損, 把...用舊
v. intr. - 作連續猛擊
n. - 打擊手

3.
n. - 內傾
v. tr. - 使向上傾斜, 往後傾斜

4.
n. - 牆壁等的向上緩傾, 傾度

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - ~을 연달아 치다, ~을 때려 부수다, 쭈그러뜨리다
v. intr. - 난타하다, 호되게 두드리다
n. - 활자의 마손, 뭉크러짐

2.
n. - 타자

3.
n. - 반죽

4.
n. - 수직 기울기
v. tr. - 뒤쪽으로 경사지다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 打者, 練り粉
v. - 打ち壊す, 乱打する, 強打する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ضرب بشدة, دك, طرق (الاسم) خلطه دقيق و بيض و حليب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרס, היכה, הלם‬
v. intr. - ‮היכה, הלם‬
n. - ‮איזור פגום (דפוס)‬
n. - ‮תערובת נוזלית של קמח, ביצה וחלב לבישול ואפיה, תבליל‬
n. - ‮מחזיק המחבט, חובט בכדור-בסיס‬
n. - ‮שיפוע, חלק חיצון של קיר הנסוג מלמטה למעלה‬
v. tr. - ‮בנה קיר בעל שיפוע נסוג‬

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