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To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

Example: The firemen battered down the door.

To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

Example: I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.

To defeat soundly; to thrash.

Example: Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.

(usually in the passive) To intoxicate.

Example: I was battered last night on our pub crawl.

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

Example: To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the cake batter.

A binge, a heavy drinking session.

Example: 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.

An incline on the outer face of a built wall.

To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).

The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.

Example: The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.

The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat; a batsman.