batter

verb

1. To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

   “The firemen battered down the door.”

   “The golden ſtature of their feathered bird That ſpreads her wings vpon the city wals, Shall not defend it from our battering ſhot.”

   “The journey is worth an article in itself, but all I can give is a flavour of a railway which traverses a bleak but dramatic coastline that's regularly battered by the elements - especially around Parton, where the line is constantly threatened by the sea.”

2. To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

   “I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.”

3. (figuratively)To defeat soundly; to thrash.

   “Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.”

   “There have been so many times when England were such a tactically flat, stressed-out bunch that they could squeeze the joy out of battering even the meekest opposition, so at times against Panama you had to rub your eyes at the general levels of fun being had.”

4. (UK, passive, slang, usually)To intoxicate.

   “That cocktail will batter you!”

   “I was battered last night on our pub crawl.”

5. To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
6. (UK, obsolete)To coat in a paste-like substance; to fasten with a paste-like glue.

   “the bible mentioned in the oath emitted this day , by Andrew Murison , as the book and bible from whence the printed leaves , battered on the B. L. Coy's notes , now challenged as forged , are alleged to be taken”

7. To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying.

   “To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the pancake batter.”

2. (countable, slang)A binge; a heavy drinking session.

   “When he went on a batter, he became very violent.”

3. (countable, uncountable)A paste of clay or loam.

   “The batter or lome that goeth to the making of [bricks]”

4. (countable)A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.

   “In repairing batters at the edges of the plate, when the bevel has been torn away by the catches, &c., it is necessary to solder a piece of metal along the side.”

5. An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
6. The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.

   “The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.”

7. A player of the batting side now on the field.
8. The player now receiving strike; the striker.
9. Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.

   “It's hard to put this on his shoulders while the guy is so young, but I firmly believe Kane could go down as New Zealand's greatest ever batter.”