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batter

The correct spelling is batter.

How to pronounce batter

/ˈbætə(ɹ)/
verb

IPA: /ˈbætə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Bat-ter

The correct spelling is batter. To hit or strike violently and repeatedly. For example: "The firemen battered down the door."

Usage Examples

The firemen battered down the door.

I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.

Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
  2. 2.To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
  3. 3.To defeat soundly; to thrash.
  4. 4.(usually in the passive) To intoxicate.
  5. 5.To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.

noun

  1. 1.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
  2. 2.A binge, a heavy drinking session.
  3. 3.A paste of clay or loam.
  4. 4.A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
  5. 5.An incline on the outer face of a built wall.

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