Batter \Bat"ter\, n. [OE. batere, batire; cf. OF. bateure,
   bature, a beating. See {Batter}, v. t.]
   1. A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour,
      eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.
      --King.
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   2. Paste of clay or loam. --Holland.
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   3. (Printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in
      the form.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Batter \Bat"ter\, n.
   A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding
   slope.
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   {Batter rule}, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame,
      and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall
      is regulated in building.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Batter \Bat"ter\, v. i. (Arch.)
   To slope gently backward.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Batter \Bat"ter\ (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), n.
   The one who wields the bat in baseball; the one whose turn it
   is at bat; formerly called the {batsman}.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Batsman \Bats"man\, n.; pl. {Batsmen}.
   The one who wields the bat in cricket, baseball, etc.; in
   baseball, the batsman is usually called the {batter}.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Batter \Bat"ter\ (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battered}
   (b[a^]t"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battering}.] [OE. bateren,
   OF. batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to
   strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. {Abate}, {Bate} to
   abate.]
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   1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with
      violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to
      batter a wall or rampart.
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   2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.
      ``Each battered jade.'' --Pope.
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   3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to
      compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

batter
     n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: {hitter}, {slugger},
           {batsman}]
     2: a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon
     v 1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn: {buffet},
           {knock about}]
     2: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who
        tried to attack her" [syn: {clobber}, {baste}]
     3: make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" [syn: {dinge}]
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