batter

batter

batter¹ [bat′ər]

vt.

[ME bateren < OFr battre < VL battere < L battuere, to beat, via Gaul < IE base * bhāt-, to strike > L fatuus, foolish & Sans bátati, (he) strikes; also, in part, freq. of BAT¹, v.]

1.

a) to beat or strike with blow after blow; pound

b) to subject (a smaller or weaker person) to frequent beatings

2. to break to bits by pounding

3. to injure by pounding, hard wear, or use

vi.

to pound noisily and repeatedly

batter² [bat′ər]

n.

1. Baseball the player who is batting or whose turn it is to bat

2. Cricket BATSMAN

batter³ [bat′ər]

n.

[ME & OFr bature, prob. < battre: see BATTER¹]

a flowing mixture of flour, milk, eggs, etc. for making cakes or pancakes, coating food before frying, etc.

vt.

to coat with batter

batter⁴ [bat′ər]

vt., vi.

[< ?]

to slope gradually upward and backward

n.

a gradual upward and backward slope, as of the outer face of a wall