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- [bat-er]
- /ˈbæt ər/
- /ˈbæt.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bat-er]
- /ˈbæt ər/
Definitions of batter word
- verb batter If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner. 3
- verb batter To batter someone means to hit them many times, using fists or a heavy object. 3
- verb batter If a place is battered by wind, rain, or storms, it is seriously damaged or affected by very bad weather. 3
- verb batter If you batter something, you hit it many times, using your fists or a heavy object. 3
- variable noun batter Batter is a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk that is used in cooking. 3
- countable noun batter In sports such as baseball and softball, a batter is a person who hits the ball with a wooden bat. 3
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Origin of batter
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English bateren, probably < Middle French, Old French batre to beat (see bate2), with the infinitive ending identified with -er6; compare Anglo-French baterer
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Parts of speech for Batter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
batter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
batter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for batter
verb batter
- clobber — You can refer to someone's possessions, especially their clothes, as their clobber.
- mar — to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- pummel — to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
noun batter
- batsman — The batsman in a game of cricket is the player who is batting.
- hitter — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- dough — flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread.
- concoction — A concoction is something that has been made out of several things mixed together.
- mix — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
Antonyms for batter
verb batter
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
noun batter
- ingredient — something that enters as an element into a mixture: Flour, eggs, and sugar are the main ingredients in the cake.
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