I.
noun
1 mixture of eggs, milk and flour ⇨ See also ↑ mixture
ADJECTIVE
▪ smooth , thick
▪ crispy , light (both esp. BrE )
▪ remaining
▪ crêpe , pancake
▪ brownie , cake , cookie (all AmE )
▪ chocolate ( AmE )
▪ beer , tempura
VERB + BATTER
▪ mix , stir
▪
I started mixing the ~ for the pancakes.
▪ pour , spoon , transfer ( esp. AmE )
▪
Pour the ~ into a prepared pan.
2 in baseball ⇨ See also ↑ batsman
ADJECTIVE
▪ left-handed , right-handed
▪ first , lead-off
▪ next
▪ opposing
▪
Opposing ~s are fooled by Madsen's delivery.
VERB + BATTER
▪ face sb
▪
Rivera faced seven ~s and retired six.
▪ retire sb , strike sb out , walk sb
▪
Jimmy struck out the first ~ with ease.
▪
He has walked just eight ~s all year.
BATTER + VERB
▪ step in , step into the box
▪ swing
▪ strike out
▪
The first ~ struck out.
▪ hit sth
▪
I heard the fans groan as the ~ hit a grand slam.
II.
verb
Batter is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ storm
Batter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ wife