batterverb [ T, I + adv/prep ]
uk/ˈbæt.ər/us/ˈbæt̬.ɚ/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).
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Hitting and beating
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- at-risk
- bang up sb/sth
- bashing
- conk
- deck
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knock sb's block off idiom
- lay
- lay sb out
- licking
- mess sb up
- pound
- pummel
- put the boot in idiom
- swing
- thump
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batternoun
uk/ˈbæt.ər/us/ˈbæt̬.ɚ/batter noun (FOOD)
[ U ] a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk, used to make pancakes or to cover food before frying it:
fish in batter
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Pancakes & batter
- bhaji
- blini
- crepe
- crêpe Suzette
- egg roll
- flapjack
- fritter
- galette
- hotcake
- pakora
- pancake
- polenta
- spring roll
- toad-in-the-hole
- waffle
- Yorkshire pudding
batter noun (PLAYER)
[ C ] also hitter the person in baseball or rounders who hits the ball
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Baseball & rounders
- backstop
- ball
- ballgame
- base hit
- batting average
- bunt
- catcher
- curveball
- double
- glove
- grounder
- groundout
- home run
- infielder
- peg
- pitcher
- screwball
- sock
- stuff
- the World Series
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