Definitions
1.VerbTo hit or strike violently and repeatedly."The firemen battered down the door."
2.VerbTo coat with batter (the food ingredient)."I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs."
3.VerbTo defeat soundly; to thrash."Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0."
4.VerbTo intoxicate."That cocktail will batter you!; I was battered last night on our pub crawl."
5.VerbTo flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
6.VerbTo coat in a paste-like substance; to fasten with a paste-like glue.
7.NounA 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 the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the pancake batter."
8.NounA binge; a heavy drinking session."When he went on a batter, he became very violent."
9.NounA paste of clay or loam.
10.NounA bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
11.VerbTo slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
12.NounAn incline on the outer face of a built wall.
13.NounThe player attempting to hit the ball with a bat."The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double."
14.NounA player of the batting side now on the field.
15.NounThe player now receiving strike; the striker.
16.NounAny player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.