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English noun: batter | |||
| 1. | batter (person) (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting | ||
| Synonyms | batsman, hitter, slugger | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ballplayer, baseball player | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bunter, designated hitter, pinch hitter, switch-hitter, whiffer | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| 2. | batter (food) a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concoction, intermixture, mixture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fritter batter, pancake batter, pate a choux, pouf paste, puff batter | ||
English verb: batter | |||
| 1. | batter (contact) strike against forcefully | ||
| Samples | Winds buffeted the tent. | ||
| Synonyms | buffet, knock about | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||
| 2. | batter (contact) strike violently and repeatedly | ||
| Samples | She clobbered the man who tried to attack her. | ||
| Examples | They want to batter the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | baste, clobber | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat up, work over | ||
| 3. | batter (change) make a dent or impression in | ||
| Samples | Dinge a soft hat. | ||
| Synonyms | dinge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change form, change shape, deform | ||
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