What is "batter" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does batter mean in English? Meaning of batter definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "batter" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "batter": (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting

Noun

  • Meaning: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
  • Synonyms: batsman batter hitter slugger
  • Hyponyms: bunter designated hitter pinch hitter switch-hitter whiffer
  • Hypernyms: ballplayer baseball player
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈbæɾɚ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbætə(ɹ)/

    Meaning of "batter": strike against forcefully

    Verb

  • Meaning: strike against forcefully
  • Example: Winds buffeted the tent
  • Synonyms: batter buffet knock about
  • Hypernyms: strike
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈbæɾɚ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbætə(ɹ)/

    Meaning of "batter": a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking

    Noun

  • Meaning: a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking
  • Synonyms: batter
  • Hyponyms: fritter batter pancake batter pate a choux pouf paste puff batter
  • Hypernyms: concoction intermixture mixture
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈbæɾɚ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbætə(ɹ)/

    Meaning of "batter": strike violently and repeatedly

    Verb

  • Meaning: strike violently and repeatedly
  • Example: She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
  • Synonyms: baste batter clobber
  • Hypernyms: beat beat up work over
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈbæɾɚ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbætə(ɹ)/

    Meaning of "batter": make a dent or impression in

    Verb

  • Meaning: make a dent or impression in
  • Example: dinge a soft hat
  • Synonyms: batter dinge
  • Hypernyms: change form change shape deform
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈbæɾɚ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbætə(ɹ)/

  • Adjective: to hit or strike violently and repeatedly. He battered his wife with a walking stick.to coat with batter (the food ingredient). I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.to defeat soundly; to thrash Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.(UK, slang, usually in the passive) To intoxicate That cocktails will batter you! I was battered last night on our pub crawl.(metalworking) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
  • Synonyms:

    dough, mush, concoction, recipe, preparation, mix, paste, clobber, mar, demolish, pummel, wreck, beat, shatter, ruin, injure, bruise, cripple, hurt, crush, wallop, buffet, smash, pelt, lash, destroy, punish, bash, deface, dash, pound, disfigure, lame, mangle, drub, break, assault, disable, lambaste, thrash, lacerate, mutilate, pommel, maul, contuse,

    Antonyms:

    ingredient, aid, heal, construct, create, assist, protect, surrender, mend, compliment, praise, adorn, beautify, ornament, help, build, fix, repair, restore, lose, cure, encourage, let go, fail, decorate,

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