bat·ter 1 (b t  r)v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·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: batter1, maim, mangle1, 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·ter 2 (btr) n. Sports The player at bat in baseball and cricket. |
| bat·ter 3 (btr) 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. [Middle English bater, probably from Old French bateure, a beating, from batre, to beat; see batter1.] |
| bat·ter 4 (btr) 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. [Origin unknown.] |
batter 1
Verb
1. to hit repeatedly
2. to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc.
3. to subject (someone, usually a close relative) to repeated physical violence [Middle English bateren]
battered adj
batterer n
battering n
batterer n
battering n
batter 2
Noun
a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking [Middle English bater]
batter 3
Noun
Baseball etc. a player who bats
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  batter - (baseball) a ballplayer who is battingbaseball, 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" 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" | |
| 3. | batter - make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" |
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, beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
Translations
batter [ˈbætəʳ] vt → schlagen, misshandeln;
(subj) (rain) → schlagen;
(wind) → rütteln
n (Culin) → Teig m;
(for frying) → (Ausback)teig m
v batter [ˈbatə]
to beat with blow after blow He was battered to death with a large stick. slaan يَغْسِل، يُحَمِّمُ الوَلَد бия koupat bade baden κάνω μπάνιο bañar vannitama ضربه زدن؛ مضروب کردن kylvettää donner un bain à לְהַכּוֹת मारना, कूटना tući, udarati (meg)fürdet me mandikan baða, þvo fare il bagno 入浴させる 목욕하다, 목욕시키다 maudyti(s) mazgāt (vannā); vannot belasah baden bade kąpać dar banho a face o baie купать kúpať kopati batinati bada ทุบตีติดต่อกัน yıkamak, banyo yaptırmak (給...)洗澡 сильно бити زدو کوب کرنا đập liên hồi （给...）洗澡
adj battered
battered wives/children; She ran away from her husband to a shelter for battered women. mishandelde vrou مَضْروب очукан, бит bitý, týraný slået; mishandlet mißhandelt κακοποιημένος maltratado ahistatud, füüsilise vägivalla all kannatav مضروب شده battu חָבוּט, מְרוּפָּט क्षतिग्रस्त izudaran bántalmazott dianiaya maltrattato 虐待された smurtą patiriantis, mušamas sadauzīts; piekauts dipukul mishandeld mishandlet (kvinne/barn) maltretowany избитый bitý trpinčen zlostavljan misshandlad, sönderslagen ซึ่งถูกทุบตีอย่างทารุณ dayak yemiş, dövülmüş 受虐待的婦女或儿童 побитий مظلوم ، زدو کوب کردہ bất hạnh 受虐待的妇女或儿童
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