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batter

1

[ bat-er ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to damage by beating or hard usage:

    Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast.

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verb (used without object)

  1. to deal heavy, repeated blows; pound steadily:

    continuing to batter at the front door.

noun

  1. Printing.
    1. a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
    2. the resulting defect in print.

batter

2

[ bat-er ]

noun

  1. a mixture of flour, milk or water, eggs, etc., beaten together for use in cooking.

verb (used with object)

  1. to coat (an ingredient) with a mixture made from flour, milk, eggs, etc., especially as preparation for frying.

batter

3

[ bat-er ]

noun

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

batter

4

[ bat-er ]

verb (used without object)

  1. (of the face of a wall or the like) to slope backward and upward.

noun

  1. a backward and upward slope of the face of a wall or the like.

batter

1

/ ˈæə /

verb

  1. to hit (someone or something) repeatedly using heavy blows, as with a club or other heavy instrument; beat heavily
  2. tr; often passive to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc
  3. tr social welfare to subject (a person, esp a close relative living in the same house) to repeated physical violence
  4. tr to subject (a person, opinion, or theory) to harsh criticism; attack
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batter

2

/ ˈæə /

noun

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

3

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. sport a player who bats
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batter

4

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. the slope of the face of a wall that recedes gradually backwards and upwards
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verb

  1. intr to have such a slope
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batter

5

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. a spree or debauch
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Word History and Origins

Origin of batter1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English bateren, probably from Middle French, Old French batre “to beat,” with the French infinitive ending -re identified with -er 6; bate 2

Origin of batter2

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English bat(o)ur, bat(e)re, perhaps from Anglo-French bature, Old French bat(e)ure “act of beating,” equivalent to bat(re) “to beat” + -eure (from assumed abstract noun suffix); reinforced by batter 1; bate 2, -ate 2, -ure

Origin of batter3

First recorded in 1765–75; bat 1 + -er 1

Origin of batter4

First recorded in 1540–50; of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of batter1

C14 bateren , probably from batten to bat 1

Origin of batter2

C15 bater , probably from bateren to batter 1

Origin of batter3

C16 (vb: to incline): of uncertain origin

Origin of batter4

C19: of unknown origin
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Ecclestone has been an outlier in a difficult year for England's women, as she becomes the first English woman to be named in the quintet since batter Tammy Beaumont in 2019.

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Australia's eastern states have been battered by dangerous waves.

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Where deGrom struck out seven and walked a batter, Yamamoto had 10 strikeouts and no free passes.

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He will not bowl during his county stint, instead playing solely as a batter as Australia carefully manage his return given the year to come.

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Despite striking out seven batters, he was knocked around for a five-spot in the third, punctuated by a hanging curveball Michael Toglia hit for a grand slam.

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