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Meaning of 'batter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Batter [ n.]
- A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.
- One who wields a bat; a batsman.
2 . Batter [ v. i.]
- To slope gently backward.
3 . Batter [ v. t.]
- To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart.
- To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.
- To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
- A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.
- Paste of clay or loam.
- A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.

Meaning of 'batter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . batter [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make a dent or impression in
Example in sentence:
  • dinge a soft hat
Meaning (2):
- strike violently and repeatedly
Example in sentence:
  • She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
Meaning (3):
- strike against forcefully
Example in sentence:
  • Winds buffeted the tent

Nearby Words:

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