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 | ||