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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026bat•ter1 /ˈbætɚ/USA pronunciation
v.
- Sociologyto beat continuously or hard;
pound repeatedly: [~ + at/against + object]The waves battered against the shoreline.[~ + object]finally battered the door down.
- to beat (a person) over and over again, or to abuse in some other way:[~ + object]accused of battering his former wife and child.
bat•ter•er, n. [countable]
bat•ter•ing, n. [uncountable]accused of baby battering.
bat•ter2 /ˈbætɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
- Fooda thin mixture of flour, eggs, and milk or water, beaten together and used in cooking:Pour some batter carefully into the frying pan.
bat•ter3 /ˈbætɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- Sporta player who swings a bat or whose turn it is to bat, as in baseball or cricket.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026bat•ter1
(bat′ər),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to beat persistently or hard;
pound repeatedly.
- to damage by beating or hard usage:Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast.
v.i. - to deal heavy, repeated blows;
pound steadily:continuing to batter at the front door.
n. - [Print.]
- Printinga damaged area on the face of type or plate.
- Printingthe resulting defect in print.
- Middle French, Old French batre to beat (see bate2), with the infinitive ending identified with -er6; compare Anglo-French baterer
- Middle English bateren, probably 1300–50
1. belabor, smite, pelt. 2. bruise, wound; smash, shatter, shiver; destroy, ruin.
bat•ter2
(bat′ər),USA pronunciation n.
- Fooda mixture of flour, milk or water, eggs, etc., beaten together for use in cookery.
v.t. - Foodto coat with batter.
- *-ātūra; see -ate2, -ure), reinforced by batter1
- Anglo-French bature, Old French bat(e)ure act of beating (bat(re) to beat (see bate2) + -eure
- Middle English bat(o)ur, bat(e)re, perh. 1350–1400
- Sporta player who swings a bat or whose turn it is to bat, as in baseball or cricket.
bat•ter4
(bat′ər),USA pronunciation [Archit.]v.i. - Architecture(of the face of a wall or the like) to slope backward and upward.
n. - Architecturea backward and upward slope of the face of a wall or the like.
- of obscure origin, originally 1540–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
batter /ˈbætə/ vb - to hit (someone or something) repeatedly using heavy blows, as with a club or other heavy instrument; beat heavily
- (transitive; often passive) to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc
- (transitive) to subject (a person, esp a partner or close relative living in the same house) to repeated physical violence
Etymology: 14th Century bateren, probably from batten to bat1 batter /ˈbætə/ n - a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk, used to make cakes, pancakes, etc, and to coat certain foods before frying
Etymology: 15th Century bater, probably from bateren to batter1 batter /ˈbætə/ n - a player who bats
- a player who specializes in batting
batter /ˈbætə/ n - the slope of the face of a wall that recedes gradually backwards and upwards
vb - (intransitive) to have such a slope
Etymology: 16th Century (vb: to incline): of uncertain origin
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