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Definitions for Batter

[1] to beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly.
[2] to damage by beating or hard usage: Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast.
[3] to deal heavy, repeated blows; pound steadily: continuing to batter at the front door.
[4] Printing . a damaged area on the face of type or plate. the resulting defect in print.
[5] a mixture of flour, milk or water, eggs, etc., beaten together for use in cookery.
[6] to coat with batter.
[7] a player who swings a bat or whose turn it is to bat, as in baseball or cricket.
[8] (of the face of a wall or the like) to slope backward and upward.
[9] a backward and upward slope of the face of a wall or the like.
[10] to hit (someone or something) repeatedly using heavy blows, as with a club or other heavy instrument; beat heavily
[11] (tr; often passive) to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc
[12] (tr) social welfare to subject (a person, esp a close relative living in the same house) to repeated physical violence
[13] (tr) to subject (a person, opinion, or theory) to harsh criticism; attack
[14] a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk, used to make cakes, pancakes, etc, and to coat certain foods before frying
[15] sport a player who bats
[16] the slope of the face of a wall that recedes gradually backwards and upwards
[17] (intr) to have such a slope
[18] a spree or debauch

Words related to Batter

dough, clobber, mar, demolish, pummel, wreck, beat, shatter, ruin, injure, bruise, cripple, hurt, crush, wallop, buffet, smash, pelt, lash, destroy

Words nearby Batter

batten down the hatches, batten plate, batten's disease, batten-mayou disease, battenburg, batter, batter board, batter brace, batter bread, batter pile, batter's box

Origin of Batter

4First recorded in 1540–50; of obscure origin

Word origin for Batter

C19: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Batter

dough, concoction, mix, mush, paste, preparation, recipe