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Batter - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Batter : (noun)
1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: hitter, slugger,
batsman]
2: a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon
(verb)
1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn: buffet,
knock about]
2: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who
tried to attack her" [syn: clobber, baste]
3: make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" [syn: dinge]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Batter : \Bat"ter\ (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battered
(-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battering.] [OE. bateren, OF.
batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike,
beat; of unknown origin. Cf. Abate, Bate to abate.]
1. 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.
2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.
``Each battered jade.'' --Pope.
3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to
compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Batter : \Bat"ter\, n. [OE. batere, batire; cf. OF. bateure,
bature, a beating. See Batter, v. t.]
1. A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour,
eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.
--King.
2. Paste of clay or loam. --Holland.
3. (Printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in
the form.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Batter : \Bat"ter\, n.
A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding
slope.
Batter rule, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame,
and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall
is regulated in building.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Batter : \Bat"ter\, v. i. (Arch.)
To slope gently backward.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Batter : \Bat"ter\, n.
One who wields a bat; a batsman.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Batter |
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KylieFWild: cookie baking mmmmmmmm here's a tip: bake in the nude. It's good for the Batter. hahaha ninanin.com - KY where's my baker's hat? |
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cumlist: How many strikes must a pitcher get on a Batter to record an out?
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bluejaysbuzztap: Batter's Box >> Dave and Doc: Better Days http://bit.ly/5C9DAf |
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