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1. Strike against forcefully
   "Winds battered the tent";
   - buffet, knock about
    
2. Strike violently and repeatedly
   "She battered the man who tried to attack her";
   - clobber [informal], baste
    
3. Make a dent or impression in
   "batter a soft hat";
   - dinge

1. (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
   - hitter, slugger, batsman
    
2. A liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking

Derived forms: batters, battered, battering

See also: knock

Type of: ballplayer, baseball player, beat, beat up, change form, change shape, concoction, deform, intermixture, mixture, strike, work over

Encyclopedia: Batter