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.] |
batter1
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 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]
batter2
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]
batter3
n
(General Sporting Terms) Sport a player who bats
batter4
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the slope of the face of a wall that recedes gradually backwards and upwards
vb
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (intr) to have such a slope
[C16 (vb: to incline): of uncertain origin]
batter5
n
a spree or debauch
[of unknown origin]
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 He battered her around the head.
Translations
batter1 [ˈbætəʳ] N (Culin) → mezcla f para rebozar
in batter → rebozado
batter2 [ˈbætəʳ]
in batter → rebozado
batter2 [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 [ˈbætər]
batter1
batter2
batter3
batter2
n (Sport) → Schlagmann m
batter3
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)
batter1 [ˈbætəʳ] n (Culin) → pastella
batter1 [ˈbætəʳ] n (Culin) → pastella
batter2 [ˈbætəʳ] vt (person) → ridurre in cattivo stato; (wife, baby) → maltrattare; (subj, wind, waves) → colpire violentemente
batter2 [ˈbætəʳ] vt (person) → ridurre in cattivo stato; (wife, baby) → maltrattare; (subj, wind, waves) → colpire violentemente
batter1 [ˈbætəʳ] n (Culin) → pastella
batter2 [ˈbætəʳ] vt (person) → ridurre in cattivo stato; (wife, baby) → maltrattare; (subj, wind, waves) → colpire violentemente
batter down vt + adv → abbattere, buttare giù
batter2 [ˈbætəʳ] vt (person) → ridurre in cattivo stato; (wife, baby) → maltrattare; (subj, wind, waves) → colpire violentemente
batter down vt + adv → abbattere, buttare giù
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 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 baden bade kąpać 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 （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 pahoinpidelty battu חָבוּט, מְרוּפָּט क्षतिग्रस्त izudaran bántalmazott dianiaya maltrattato 虐待された 얻어 맞은 smurtą patiriantis, mušamas sadauzīts; piekauts dipukul mishandeld mishandlet (kvinne/barn) maltretowany 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
batter2
n batter [ˈbatə]
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 těsto dej; paneringsblanding der Rührteig 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 beslag røre (vaffel-); paneringsblanding panier кляр cestíčko na obaľovanie testo testo smet ส่วนผสมอาหารที่ทำจากแป้ง นม และไข่ akıtma hamuru, sulu hamur 麵糊 рідке тісто مابہ ، آمیزہ bột nhão làm bánh 牛奶鸡蛋面糊
batter → عجينة الكريب těstíčko slåer Teig σφυροκόπημα rebozado taikina pâte à beignet tijesto pastella （料理用の）ころも 반죽 beslag slagmann rzadkie ciasto massa crua para fritura взбитое жидкое тесто smet ส่วนผสมที่ทำจากแป้งนมและไข่ sulu hamur bột nhão làm bánh 击球手
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