—batter /ˈbæt.ər/ aep /ˈbæt̬.ɚ/
noun [C] (ALSO hitter) (PLAYER)
► F0 the person in baseball or rounders who hits the ballSee picture: batter 
Thesaurus+: ↑Baseball and rounders , ↑General terms used in ball sports
noun [U] (FOOD)
► F0 a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk, used to make pancakes or to cover food before frying it: » fish in batterThesaurus+: ↑Pancakes and batterverb [T, I + adv/prep] ↑Verb Endings for batter
► F0 to hit and behave violently towards a person, especially a woman or child, repeatedly over a long period of time, or to hit something with force many times: » He was battered to death with a rifle butt.» He was battering (at/on) the door with his fists and howling.» The waves battered against the rocks at the bottom of the cliff.» The burglars had battered down the door of the house (= hit it so hard that it broke and fell down).Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing by causing pain- be trapped into doing sth
- be trapped into sth
- betray
- betrayal
- be treading water
- betroth
- betrothal
- betrothed
- be true to yourself
- better
- better, bigger, more, etc. than ever
- better half
- better late than never
- better luck next time
- betterment
- better nature
- ↑Country and nation
- ↑Country names
- ↑Court cases, orders and decisions
- ↑Covering and adding layers
- ↑Coverings and layers
- ↑Cowardly
- ↑Crafts
- ↑Creating a distraction
- ↑Creating alliances