verb Download 🔗Share To hit or strike violently and repeatedly. Examples : "The firemen battered down the door." action sport war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To coat with batter (the food ingredient). Examples : "I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs." food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To defeat soundly; to thrash. Examples : "Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0." action sport war achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (usually in the passive) To intoxicate. Examples : "I was battered last night on our pub crawl." drink sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly. Examples : "The blacksmith used a heavy hammer to batter the hot metal into a wider, flatter shape for the horseshoe. " material action industry technical work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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 Examples : "To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the cake batter." food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form. Examples : "After years of heavy use, the printing plate showed significant batter on the edges, making the letter "e" appear blurry. " type mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An incline on the outer face of a built wall. Examples : "The batter on the school's new addition is quite steep. " architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat. Examples : "The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double." sport person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat; a batsman. Examples : "The batter swung hard but missed the pitch. " sport person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading