BATTER


Meaning of BATTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bætə(r) ]

( batters, battering, battered)

1.

If someone is battered , they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.

...evidence that the child was being battered.

...boys who witness fathers battering their mothers.

...battered wives.

VERB : be V-ed , V n , V-ed

• bat‧ter‧ing

Leaving the relationship does not mean that the battering will stop.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

To batter someone means to hit them many times, using fists or a heavy object.

He battered her around the head...

He was battered unconscious.

VERB : V n prep / adv , be V-ed adj , also V n

• bat‧tered

Her battered body was discovered in a field.

ADJ

3.

If a place is battered by wind, rain, or storms, it is seriously damaged or affected by very bad weather.

The country has been battered by winds of between fifty and seventy miles an hour.

...a storm that’s been battering the Northeast coastline.

= pound

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed , V n

4.

If you batter something, you hit it many times, using your fists or a heavy object.

They were battering the door, they were breaking in...

Batter the steaks flat.

VERB : V n , V n adj

5.

Batter is a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk that is used in cooking.

...pancake batter.

...fish in batter.

N-VAR

6.

In sports such as baseball and softball, a batter is a person who hits the ball with a wooden bat.

...batters and pitchers.

N-COUNT

7.

see also battered , battering

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.