a thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery
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 batter someone means to hit them many times, using fists or a heavy object. He battered her around the head He was battered unconscious. + battered bat·tered Her battered body was discovered in a field
If a place is battered by wind, rain, or storms, it is seriously damaged or affected by very bad weather. The country has been battered by winds of between fifty and seventy miles an hour. a storm that's been battering the Northeast coastline. = pound
In sports such as baseball and softball, a batter is a person who hits the ball with a wooden bat. batters and pitchers. see also battered, battering. to hit someone or something again and again, in a way that hurts someone or causes damage (batre or bat )