Batter | Mean of batter in English Dictionary

/ˈbætɚ/

• Verb
• to hit (something or someone) forcefully many times in a way that causes much damage or injury
1. Storms battered the shore.
2. He forced his opponent into the corner and battered him with a series of hard punches.
3. During the war, the city was battered by bombs.
4. For thousands of years, these mountaintops have been battered by sun, wind, and rain.
5. Her ex-husband had battered her for many years.
6. children who are abused and battered by their parents
7. He tried to batter down [=break down] the door by kicking it. [=to force the door to open by kicking it hard]
8. Businesses in the area have been battered [=badly damaged] by the bad economy.
9. a country battered by years of war and poverty
10. The team's confidence was battered by a series of losses.
• Noun
• a mixture of different ingredients (such as flour, sugar, eggs, and oil) that is cooked and eaten
1. a thin pancake batter
2. cake batter
• a mixture of flour and a liquid (such as egg, oil, or water) that is used to cover food before it is fried
1. Dip the fish in a batter of flour, milk, and eggs.
2. The fish was coated with batter and then fried.
3. egg/beer batter

• a player who is trying to hit the ball
1. The pitcher walked the first batter.
2. He's a good fielder but a poor batter. [=hitter]
3. She's a right-handed/left-handed batter.
• Verb
• to cover (food) in a batter and then fry it
1. Batter the fish and then fry it for 10 minutes.
2. lightly/thickly battered pieces of fish