bat·ter
1 (băt́ər)
[Middle English bateren, from Old French batre, from Late Latin battere, from Latin battuere.]
verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.
transitive verb
- To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows.
- To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse.
- To damage, as by heavy wear.
intransitive verb
- To pound repeatedly with heavy blows.
noun
Printing- A damaged area on the face of type or on a plate.
synonyms:
batter1maim, mangle1maul, mutilate These verbs mean to damage, injure, or disfigure by beating, abuse, or hard use: a house battered by a hurricane; a construction worker maimed in an accident; machinery that mangled the worker's fingers; a tent mauled by a hungry bear; mutilated the painting with a razor.- See also: beat
bat·ter
2 (băt́ər)
noun
Sports- The player at bat in baseball and cricket.
bat·ter
3 (băt́ər)
[Middle English bater, probably from Old French bateure, a beating, from batre, to beat; see batter1.]
noun
- A liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, milk, and eggs, used in cooking.
transitive verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.
- To coat in batter: battered the vegetables and then fried them.
bat·ter
4 (băt́ər)
[Origin unknown.]
noun
- A slope, as of the outer face of a wall, that recedes from bottom to top.
transitive verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.
- To construct so as to create an upwardly receding slope.
