batter

bat·ter ¹

 (băt′ər)

v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters

v.tr.

1.

a. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows. See Synonyms at beat.

b. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse.

2. To damage, as by heavy wear: a shed battered by high winds.

3.

a. To attack verbally, as with criticism.

b. To harass or distress, as with repeated questions. See Synonyms at assault.

v.intr.

To deliver repeated heavy blows; pound: battered on the door with both fists.

n. Printing

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

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

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bat·ter ²

 (băt′ər)

n. Sports

The player at bat in baseball and cricket.

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bat·ter ³

 (băt′ər)

n.

A liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, milk, and eggs, used in cooking.

tr.v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters

To coat in batter: battered the vegetables and then fried them.

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

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bat·ter ⁴

 (băt′ər)

n.

A slope, as of the outer face of a wall, that recedes from bottom to top.

tr.v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters

To construct so as to create an upwardly receding slope.

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[Origin unknown.]

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batter

(ˈbætə)

vb

1. to hit (someone or something) repeatedly using heavy blows, as with a club or other heavy instrument; beat heavily

2. (tr; often passive) to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc

3. (Social Welfare) (tr) social welfare to subject (a person, esp a partner or close relative living in the same house) to repeated physical violence

4. (tr) to subject (a person, opinion, or theory) to harsh criticism; attack

[C14 bateren, probably from batten to bat¹]

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batter

(ˈbætə)

n

(Cookery) a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk, used to make cakes, pancakes, etc, and to coat certain foods before frying

[C15 bater, probably from bateren to batter¹]

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batter

(ˈbætə)

n

(General Sporting Terms) sport a player who bats

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batter

(ˈbætə)

n

(Building) the slope of the face of a wall that recedes gradually backwards and upwards

vb

(Building) (intr) to have such a slope

[C16 (vb: to incline): of uncertain origin]

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batter

(ˈbætə)

n

a spree or debauch

[C19: of unknown origin]

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bat•ter¹

(ˈbæt ər)
v.t.

1. to beat persistently or hard.

2. to subject (a person) to repeated beating or other abuse.

3. to damage by beating or subjecting to rough usage.

v.i.

4. to deal heavy, repeated blows; pound steadily.

[1300–50; Middle English bateren]

bat′ter•er, n.

bat•ter²

(ˈbæt ər)
n.

1. a thin mixture typically of flour, milk or water, and eggs, beaten together and used to make cakes, pancakes, etc., or to coat foods before frying.

v.t.

2. to coat with batter.

[1350–1400; Middle English bat(o)ur, bat(e)re, perhaps < Anglo-French bature, Old French bat(e)ure act of beating =bat(re) to beat (see bate²) + -eure <*-ātūra; see -ate², -ure]

bat•ter³

(ˈbæt ər)

n.

a player who bats, as in baseball.

[1765–75]

bat•ter⁴

(ˈbæt ər)
v.i.

1. (of the face of a wall or the like) to slope backward and upward.

n.

2. a backward and upward slope of the face of a wall or the like.

[1540–50; of obscure orig.]

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batter

Past participle: battered
Gerund: battering

Imperative

batter

batter

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	batter - (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting batsman, hitter, slugger baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" ballplayer, baseball player - an athlete who plays baseball bunter - a batter who bunts designated hitter - a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher pinch hitter - (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter switch-hitter - a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed whiffer - a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike
	2.	batter - a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking pate a choux, pouf paste, puff batter - batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings pancake batter - batter for making pancakes fritter batter - batter for making fritters concoction, intermixture, mixture - any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
Verb	1.	batter - strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" buffet, knock about strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
	2.	batter - strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" clobber, baste beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
	3.	batter - make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" dinge change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form

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batter

verb

1. beat, hit, strike, knock, assault, smash, punch, belt (informal), deck (slang), bang, bash (informal), lash, thrash, pound, lick (informal), buffet, flog, maul, pelt, clobber (slang), smite, wallop (informal), pummel, tonk (informal), cudgel, thwack, lambast(e), belabour, dash against, beat the living daylights out of, lay one on (slang), drub He battered her around the head.

2. damage, destroy, hurt, injure, harm, ruin, crush, mar, wreck, total (slang), shatter, weaken, bruise, demolish, shiver, trash (slang), maul, mutilate, mangle, disfigure, deface, play (merry) hell with (informal) a storm that's been battering the Northeast coastline

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batter

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.

Idiom: rain blows on.

2. To injure or damage, as by abuse or heavy wear:

knock about (or around), mangle, maul, rough up.

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Translations

عَجينَةٌ من الدَّقيق والحَليب والبَيْضيَغْسِل، يُحَمِّمُ الوَلَد

bítmlátittěstíčkotěsto

dejmishandleslå

badenramponierenRührteigSchlägerTeig

ζύμηκλίσηκουρκούτι

apalearbateadorengrudomasamezcla para rebozar

hakatakuorruttaaleivittäälyöjäpahoinpidellä

pâtepâte à beignet

tijesto

lúberja, hamra á

pastellapastettaabbattere

（料理用の）ころも

반죽

dauzītmiklasist

beslag

paneringsblandingrøreslagmann

rzadkie ciasto

batedormassa cruamassa crua para fritura

тестоуступдолбить

cestíčko na obaľovanie

smetmisshandlaslagman

ส่วนผสมที่ทำจากแป้งนมและไข่

sulu hamurakıtma hamurudurmadan sert darbelerle vurmak

bột nhão làm bánh

奶蛋面糊殴打连续猛击面糊

batter

¹ [ˈbætəʳ] N (Culin) → mezcla f para rebozar
in batter → rebozado

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batter

² [ˈbætəʳ]

A. N (Baseball, Cricket) → bateador(a) m/f BASEBALL, CRICKET

B. VT

1. [+ person] → apalear; [+ wife, baby] → maltratar; [boxer] → magullar; [wind, waves] → azotar (Mil) → cañonear, bombardear

2. (verbally etc) → criticar ásperamente, poner como un trapo

batter at batter away at VI + PREP → dar grandes golpes en

batter down batter in VT + ADV [+ door] → derribar a golpes

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batter

[ˈbætə^r]

vt [+ person] → battre; [+ thing] → battre
to batter sb to death → battre qn à mort

n → pâte f à frire

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batter

¹

n (Cook, for frying) → (Ausback)teig m; (for pancakes, waffles etc) → Teig m

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batter

²

n (Sport) → Schlagmann m

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batter

³

vt

(= hit) → einschlagen auf (+acc); (= strike repeatedly) wife, baby → schlagen, (ver)prügeln; (with battering ram) → berennen; he battered him about the head with an iron bar → er schlug mit einer Eisenstange auf seinen Kopf ein; the ship was battered by the waves → die Wellen krachten unentwegt gegen das Schiff; the house was battered by the wind → der Wind rüttelte unentwegt am Haus

(= damage) → böse or übel zurichten; car also, metal → zer- or verbeulen; the town was badly battered during the war → die Stadt wurde während des Krieges schwer zerbombt

(inf) opponent → eins or eine draufgeben (+dat) (inf); to get battered → eins or eine draufbekommen (inf)

vi → schlagen, trommeln (inf); to batter at the door → an die Tür hämmern or trommeln (inf)

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batter

¹ [ˈbætəʳ] n (Culin) → pastella

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batter

² [ˈbætəʳ] vt (person) → ridurre in cattivo stato; (wife, baby) → maltrattare; (subj, wind, waves) → colpire violentemente

batter down vt + adv → abbattere, buttare giù

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batter¹

(ˈbatə) verb

to beat with blow after blow. He was battered to death with a large stick. slaan يَغْسِل، يُحَمِّمُ الوَلَد бия surrar koupat baden bade κάνω μπάνιοbañar vannitama ضربه زدن؛ مضروب کردن pahoinpidellä donner un bain à לְהַכּוֹת मारना, कूटना tući, udarati (meg)fürdet me mandikan baða, þvo fare il bagno 入浴させる 난타하다 maudyti(s) mazgāt (vannā); vannot belasah kort en klein slaan badekąpać پر له پسې ټكول، دربول، زړول dar banho a face o baie купать kúpať kopati batinati bada ทุบตีติดต่อกัน yıkamak, banyo yaptırmak 連續毆打 сильно бити زدو کوب کرنا đập liên hồi 连续猛击，殴打

battered adjective

battered wives/children; She ran away from her husband to a shelter for battered women. mishandelde vrou مَضْروب очукан, бит vítimas de violência (doméstica) bitý, týraný mißhandelt slået; mishandlet κακοποιημένος maltratado ahistatud, füüsilise vägivalla all kannatav مضروب شده pahoinpidelty battu חָבוּט, מְרוּפָּט क्षतिग्रस्त izudaran bántalmazott dianiaya maltrattato 虐待された 얻어 맞은 smurtą patiriantis, mušamas sadauzīts; piekauts dipukul mishandeld mishandlet maltretowany وهل شوی избитый bitý trpinčen zlostavljan misshandlad, sönderslagen ซึ่งถูกทุบตีอย่างทารุณ dayak yemiş, dövülmüş 受虐的或被毆打的(婦女或兒童) побитий مظلوم ، زدو کوب کردہ bất hạnh 受虐待的妇女或儿童

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batter²

(ˈbatə) noun

a mixture of flour, eggs and milk or water used in cooking. fry the fish in batter; pancake batter. beslag عَجينَةٌ من الدَّقيق والحَليب والبَيْض тесто massa těsto der Rührteig dej; paneringsblanding κουρκούτι mezcla culinaria a base de harina, huevos y leche o agua paneering خمیر مایه taikina בָּצֵק טִיגוּן लपसी smjesa za pohanje palacsintatészta (sütés előtt) adonan pastella （牛乳、バター、小麦粉などの）こねもの 반죽 tešla mīkla adunan beslagrøre; paneringsblanding panier (نرى شوى مخلوط (لكه د شلى (ويشلې) اوړه چه نرى شي кляр cestíčko na obaľovanie testo testo smet ส่วนผสมอาหารที่ทำจากแป้ง นม และไข่ akıtma hamuru, sulu hamur 麵糊 рідке тісто مابہ ، آمیزہ bột nhão làm bánh 面糊

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batter

→ عَجِينَة سَائِلَة مِنْ الدَّقِيقِ و البَيْض těstíčko dej Teig ζύμη masa, rebozado taikina pâte à beignet tijesto pastella （料理用の）ころも 반죽 beslag slagmann rzadkie ciasto massa crua, massa crua para fritura тесто smet ส่วนผสมที่ทำจากแป้งนมและไข่ sulu hamur bột nhão làm bánh 奶蛋面糊

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