batter Meaning & Definition
What Does Batter Mean?
Batter is a verb that means To hit or strike violently and repeatedly. It can also mean To coat with batter (the food ingredient). As a noun, it means A mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), archetypically beaten (but in practice sometimes gently folded), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying. As a noun, it means An incline on the outer face of a built wall, or an incline built into the entire wall, forming its axis (as for example in some retaining walls).
Batter in Brief
| Part of speech | verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈbætə// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | baste, clobber and knock about |
| Plural | batters |
| Verb forms | batters, battering, battered |
Batter Definition (Verb)
- To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
The firemen battered down the door.
- To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.
- To defeat soundly; to thrash.
Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.
- To intoxicate.
That cocktail will batter you!
- To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
- To coat in a paste-like substance; to fasten with a paste-like glue.
Batter as a Noun
- A mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), archetypically beaten (but in practice sometimes gently folded), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying.
To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the pancake batter.
- A binge; a heavy drinking session.
When he went on a batter, he became very violent.
- A paste of clay or loam.
- A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
Verb
- To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
Noun
- An incline on the outer face of a built wall, or an incline built into the entire wall, forming its axis (as for example in some retaining walls).
Noun
- The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.
- A player of the batting side now on the field.
- The player now receiving strike; the striker.
- Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
Verb
- (usually in the passive) To intoxicate.
I was battered last night on our pub crawl.
Noun
- A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying
To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the cake batter.
Noun
- An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
Noun
- The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat; a batsman.
Synonyms of Batter
Batter synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Batter
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Batter in a Sentence
The firemen battered down the door.
I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.
Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.
That cocktail will batter you!
I was battered last night on our pub crawl.
To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the pancake batter.
When he went on a batter, he became very violent.
The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.
To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the cake batter.
Word Forms & Grammar
batter (third-person singular simple present batters, present participle battering, simple past and past participle battered)
batter (countable and uncountable, plural batters)
batter (plural batters)
Words That Rhyme With Batter
Origin of Batter
Origin 1: From Middle English batteren, batren, bateren, a frequentative of Middle English batten, baten (“to beat”), equivalent to bat + -er (frequentative suffix).
Origin 2: From Middle English bature, from Old French bateure (“the action of beating”), from batre (“to beat”). Doublet of batture.
Origin 3: Unknown. Plausibly from the same roots as Etymology 1 and Etymology 2, if reflecting a similar path of origin as bent.
Origin 4: From bat + -er (agent noun suffix).
How Do You Say Batter?
The standard pronunciation of batter is //ˈbætə//, spoken in 1 syllable.
Quick Answers About Batter
Is batter a verb or a noun?
Batter is mainly used as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun.
What is another word for batter?
You can replace batter with words such as baste, clobber and knock about. See the full list of batter synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of batter?
The plural of batter is batters.
What is the past tense of batter?
The past tense of batter is battered. The present participle is battering.