batter (Meaning)
batter (n)
(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking
batter (v)
strike against forcefully
strike violently and repeatedly
make a dent or impression in
batter (v. t.)
To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart.
To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.
Paste of clay or loam.
A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
batter (n.)
A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.
One who wields a bat; a batsman.
batter (v. i.)
To slope gently backward.
Synonyms & Antonyms of batter
Synonyms:
- crack
- lambaste
- wallop
- club
- buffet
- whop
- wound
- pommel
- box
- storm
- paddle
- belabor
- whup
- whale
- punch out
- slog
- lambast
- slam
- thrash
- whack
- beat up on
- maul
- bash
- work over
- curry
- chop
- raid
- fib
- spank
- belt
- birch
- mess (up)
- swipe
- baste
- pummel
- rough (up)
- hammer
- switch
- smack
- drub
- thump
- tan
- lace
- bludgeon
- whap
- flog
- lather
- thresh
- smash
- bung up
- slate
batter Sentence Examples
- The batter for the pancakes was thick and fluffy.
- The baseball batter watched the pitcher intently, waiting for his pitch.
- The battering waves crashed against the rocky shore.
- The chef battered the fish before frying it.
- The batter for the fried chicken was a secret recipe passed down through generations.
- The batter for the onion rings was crispy and golden brown.
- The Battered Women's Shelter provides a safe haven for victims of domestic violence.
- The child's face was battered and bruised from the playground scuffle.
- The old building was battered and weathered by time.
- The boxer took a battering from his opponent, but managed to stay on his feet.
FAQs About the word batter
(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting, a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking, strike against forcefully, strike violentl
pelt,lick, pound, attack, assault, do, hide, beat, hit, bat
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The batter for the pancakes was thick and fluffy.
The baseball batter watched the pitcher intently, waiting for his pitch.
The battering waves crashed against the rocky shore.
The chef battered the fish before frying it.
