batter

bat•ter¹ v.

Sociologyto beat continuously or hard;
pound repeatedly: [~ + at/against + object]The waves battered against the shoreline.[~ + object]finally battered the door down.
to beat (a person) over and over again, or to abuse in some other way:[~ + object]accused of battering his former wife and child.

bat•ter•er, n. [countable]
bat•ter•ing, n. [uncountable]accused of baby battering.

bat•ter² n. [uncountable]

Fooda thin mixture of flour, eggs, and milk or water, beaten together and used in cooking:Pour some batter carefully into the frying pan.

bat•ter³ n. [countable]

Sporta player who swings a bat or whose turn it is to bat, as in baseball or cricket.

bat•ter¹ v.t.

to beat persistently or hard;
pound repeatedly.
to damage by beating or hard usage:Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast.

v.i.

to deal heavy, repeated blows;
pound steadily:continuing to batter at the front door.

[Print.]
- Printinga damaged area on the face of type or plate.
- Printingthe resulting defect in print.

Middle French, Old French batre to beat (see bate²), with the infinitive ending identified with -er⁶; compare Anglo-French baterer
Middle English bateren, probably 1300–50

bat•ter² n.

Fooda mixture of flour, milk or water, eggs, etc., beaten together for use in cookery.

v.t.

*-ātūra; see -ate², -ure), reinforced by batter¹
Anglo-French bature, Old French bat(e)ure act of beating (bat(re) to beat (see bate²) + -eure
Middle English bat(o)ur, bat(e)re, perh. 1350–1400

bat•ter³ n.

Sporta player who swings a bat or whose turn it is to bat, as in baseball or cricket.

bat•ter⁴ [Archit.]
v.i.

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batter /ˈbætə/ vb

to hit (someone or something) repeatedly using heavy blows, as with a club or other heavy instrument; beat heavily
(transitive; often passive) to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc
(transitive) to subject (a person, esp a partner or close relative living in the same house) to repeated physical violence

Etymology: 14th Century bateren, probably from batten to bat¹

batter /ˈbætə/ n

a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk, used to make cakes, pancakes, etc, and to coat certain foods before frying

Etymology: 15th Century bater, probably from bateren to batter¹

batter /ˈbætə/ n

batter /ˈbætə/ n

Etymology: 16th Century (vb: to incline): of uncertain origin

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Collocations: put batter on the [fries, fish, chicken], The fries are covered in batter., [beer, cookie, pancake] batter, more...

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