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batter

UK /ˈbætə/US /ˈbætɚ/

verb 7
noun 9
forms 4
phrases 2

verb7

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To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
- The firemen battered down the door.
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(figurative) To defeat soundly; to thrash.
- Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.
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To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
- I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.
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(UK, slang) To intoxicate.
- That cocktail will batter you!
- I was battered last night on our pub crawl.
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
(UK, no longer used) To coat in a paste-like substance; to fasten with a paste-like glue.

noun9

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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.
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The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
- The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.
A player of the batting side now on the field.
The player now receiving strike; the striker.
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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. — 2015
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(slang) A binge; a heavy drinking session.
- When he went on a batter, he became very violent.
An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
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A paste of clay or loam.
- The batter or lome that goeth to the making of [bricks] — 1601
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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. — 1881

forms

battered · battering · battereth · batters

Phrases with batter

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