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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarybat·ter I \ˈba-tər\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English bateren, probably frequentative of batten to bat, from bat DATE 14th century transitive verb1. a. to beat with successive blows so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish b. bombard2. to subject to strong, overwhelming, or repeated attack battered by forces of change3. to wear or damage by hard usage or blows a battered old hatintransitive verb: to strike heavily and repeatedly : beatSynonyms: see maim• bat·ter·er \-tər-ər\ noun II noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English bater, probably from bateren DATE 14th century 1. a. a mixture consisting chiefly of flour, egg, and milk or water and being thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon b. a mixture (as of flour and egg) used as a coating for food that is to be fried2. an instance of battering III transitive verb DATE 1973 : to coat (food) with batter for frying IV noun ETYMOLOGY origin unknown DATE 1743 : a receding upward slope of the outer face of a structure V transitive verb DATE circa 1882 : to give a receding upward slope to (as a wall) VI noun DATE 1773 : one that bats; especially : the player whose turn it is to bat English Etymologybatter 1. batter (v.) "strike repeatedly, beat violently and rapidly," early 14c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. batre "to beat, strike" (11c., Mod.Fr. battre "to beat, to strike"), from L. battuere "to beat, strike," an old word in Latin, but almost certainly borrowed from Gaulish, from PIE base *bhau- "to strike" (cf. Welsh bathu "beat;" O.E. beadu "battle," beatan "to beat," bytl "hammer, mallet"). Began to be widely used 1962 in reference to domestic abuse. Battering-ram is an ancient weapon (L. aries), but the word attested only from 1610s. 2. batter (n.) "flour, eggs, and milk beaten together," late 14c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. batteure "a beating," from L. battuere (see batter (v.)). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7batterbat·ter / 5bAtE(r) / verb[often passive] ~ at / on sth | ~ sb / sth to hit sb / sth hard many times, especially in a way that causes serious damage 连续猛击；殴打: ▪ [V] She battered at the door with her fists. 她用双拳不断地擂门。 ▪ [VN] He had been badly battered about the head and face. 他被打得鼻青脸肿。 Somebody had battered her to death. 有人把她打死了。 Severe winds have been battering the north coast. 狂风一直在北海岸肆虐。 ⇨ note at beat PHRASAL VERBS ▪ 7batter sth ↔ 'down to hit sth hard many times until it breaks or comes down (连续重击以致)砸毁,砸倒noun1. [U, C] a mixture of eggs, milk and flour used in cooking to cover food such as fish or chicken before you fry it, or to make pancakes 麪糊(煎料)2. [U, C] (NAmE) a mixture of eggs, milk, flour, etc. used for making cakes 麪糊(用于做糕饼)3. [C] (NAmE) (in baseball 棒球) the player who is hitting the ball 正在击球的球员；击球员 OLTbatter verb⇨ beat 1Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedbat·terI. \ˈbad.ə(r), -atə-\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English bateren, probably freq. of batten to bat — more at battransitive verb1. a. : to beat with successive blows : beat repeatedly and violently so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish < he's got sense enough not to batter his head against a stone wall for a lost cause — Mary Deasy > < they battered open the door — E.E.Shipton > b. : to assail originally with a battering ram but now especially with an artillery bombardment so as to break down or demolish : bombard < they battered down with cannon the beautiful apartment houses — Sinclair Lewis >2. a. : to subject to strong, overwhelming, or repeated attack < the English professional class has been battered by change — V.S.Pritchett > b. : to drive by strong, overwhelming, or repeated attack < the constant change of theme soon batters the reader into exhaustion — A.J.P.Taylor >3. : to wear or damage by blows or hard usage < the raincoat and the hat were now battered by weather out of their former glossiness — John Buchan > < seems so much cruder in sensibility and expression as well as rather battered in appearance — Willa Cather >intransitive verb: to strike heavily and repeatedly : beat, pound < flies battered against and buzzed around the electric-light bulbs — D.B.Chidsey >Synonyms: see maimII. noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English bater, probably from bateren1. : a mixture (as for cake or waffles) that consists of flour, liquid, and other ingredients and is thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon — compare dough2. Scotland : a paste of flour and water3. : the act or result of battering: as a. : a damaged area on a printing surface (as a plate or type) b. (1) : the wear on the surface of a railhead at or near a track joint (2) : a deviation from the vertical in the upright members forming a trestle bentIII. verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: origin unknownintransitive verb: to have a receding upward slopetransitive verb: to give a receding upward slope to (as a wall)IV. noun(-s): a receding upward slope of the outer face of a wall or other structure usually causing a decrease in thickness as it ascendsV. noun(-s)Etymology: bat (II) + -er1. : one that bats; especially : the player (as in baseball or cricket) whose turn it is to bat2. a. or batter-out \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ (1) : a pottery worker who shapes balls of soft clay and throws them into the hollow molds used in forming wares — called also baller, cup baller (2) : a pottery worker who spreads bats for plates or similar dishes and throws them upon the center of the mold b. : a plaster block with a handle used in ceramics in making bats

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