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   batter

   /ˈbatə/

   verb

   • 1. strike repeatedly with hard blows: "a prisoner was battered to death with a table leg" Similar pummelpoundrain blows onbuffetbelabourthrashbeat upabusehitstrikebeatsmackassaultattackthumplashaim blows atinformal:whackcloutwallopbashclobberbopbiffsockdeckplugknock aboutknock aroundknock into the middle of next weekbeat the living daylights out ofgive someone a good hidinglay intolace intodo overrough updamageinjurehurtharmimpairmarspoildestroydemolishcrushshattersmashruininformal:totaltrash
   • ▪ subject (one's spouse, partner, or child) to repeated violence and assault: "the loss of his baby turned him into a domineering bully who battered his partner"
   • ▪ censure, criticize, or defeat severely: "he was battered at times by critics"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat’ (from Latin battuere) + -er3.

   Derivatives

   • 1. batterer noun

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   What does batter mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! BATTER definition: 1. to hit something with force many times: 2. to hit and behave violently towards a person…. Learn more.

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   What is a batter in cooking?

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   What is another word for batter?

   • Other forms: battered; battering; batters To batter is to beat repeatedly, as if one boxer were clobbering another with blows. Batter is one of those words with many meanings that seem entirely unrelated to each other.

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   What is a batter in baseball?

   • You can batter by hitting again and again, but there's also a batter in baseball — the guy who's holding a bat and waiting for the pitcher to throw the ball. Yet another meaning is the batter you mix up when you're making muffins, using eggs, flour, milk, and sugar.

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   verb (used with object) to beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly. Synonyms: pelt, smite, belabor. to damage by beating or hard usage: Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast. Synonyms: ruin, destroy, shiver, shatter, smash, wound, bruise.

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   To batter is to beat repeatedly, as if one boxer were clobbering another with blows. Batter is one of those words with many meanings that seem entirely unrelated to each other. You can batter by hitting again and again, but there's also a batter in baseball — the guy who's holding a bat and waiting for the pitcher to throw the ball.

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