batter

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

   • The firemen battered down the door.
   • The golden ſtature of their feathered bird That ſpreads her wings vpon the city wals, Shall not defend it from our battering ſhot.
2. 2

   To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

   • I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.
3. 3

   To defeat soundly

   To defeat soundly; to thrash.

   • Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.
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   1. 4

      To intoxicate.

      • That cocktail will batter you!
      • I was battered last night on our pub crawl.
   2. 5

      To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.

   3. 6

      To coat in a paste-like substance

      To coat in a paste-like substance; to fasten with a paste-like glue.

      • the bible mentioned in the oath emitted this day , by Andrew Murison , as the book and bible from whence the printed leaves , battered on the B. L. Coy's notes , now challenged as forged , are alleged to be taken
   4. 7

      A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g.…

      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 pancake batter.
   5. 8

      A binge

      A binge; a heavy drinking session.

      • When he went on a batter, he became very violent.
   6. 9

      A paste of clay or loam.

      • The batter or lome that goeth to the making of [bricks]
   7. 10

      A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.

      • In repairing batters at the edges of the plate, when the bevel has been torn away by the catches, &c., it is necessary to solder a piece of metal along the side.
   8. 11

      To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).

   9. 12

      An incline on the outer face of a built wall.

   10. 13

       The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.

       • The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.
   11. 14

       A player of the batting side now on the field.

   12. 15

       The player now receiving strike

       The player now receiving strike; the striker.

   13. 16

       Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.

       • It's hard to put this on his shoulders while the guy is so young, but I firmly believe Kane could go down as New Zealand's greatest ever batter.

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