batter

Definitions

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.
   countable, uncountable
2. An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
3. The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
4. A binge; a heavy drinking session.
   countable, slang
5. A player of the batting side now on the field.
6. A paste of clay or loam.
   countable, uncountable
7. The player now receiving strike; the striker.
8. A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
   countable
9. Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.

Equivalents

33 more languages

العربيةالخليط

Българскибияблъскамбухамнакло́нтесто+ 2 more

Bosanskibatelovitestoкашанаклонпијанкатесто+ 4 more

Catalàapallissararrebossarbarrejabatedorestomacar+ 2 more

Češtinatěsto

Cymraegcytew

Danskbankedejhamrepanereslå+ 2 more

Ελληνικάκλίσηκουρκούτιχτυπώ

Esperantobatadibati

Suomifriteeraustaikinahakatakakkutaikinakastaa friteeraustaikinaankastaa uppopaistotaikinaanlettutaikinalyöjäpahoinpidelläpiestärinneryyppyputkitaikinataikinoida+ 10 more

Gaeilgetuargain

Gàidhligtaois

Galegoamoadobatedorbaterempanarrebozar+ 2 more

हिन्दीबल्लेबाज़

Hrvatskibatelovitestoкашанаклонпијанкатесто+ 4 more

Magyartésztaütő

Íslenskakylfingur

Italianobatterebattitorebisbocciagozzovigliaimpastopastellapastellare+ 4 more

日本語バッター打者生地

한국어搥반죽반죽물타자+ 1 more

Kurdîbankebatîpate

Latinatundō

Te Reo Māoritukituki

Македонскибиекашапијанкатепатесто+ 2 more

Nederlandsbeslaginslaanpanerenplatwalsenrammenslagmanzuippartij+ 4 more

Polskiciastopałkarzpanierka

Portuguêsbatedorbaterempanarespancarmassapolme+ 3 more

Românăbatelovi

Русскийбьющийбэ́ттерзапойизбиватьизбитьклярколоти́тьпоколотитьтесто+ 6 more

Српскиbatelovitestoкашанаклонпијанкатесто+ 4 more

Svenskamisshandlapanerasmet

Türkçebulamaçhamur

Українськабовтанкатісто

Examples

“To the dismay of his mother, the boy put⟳ his finger into the pancake batter.”

“When he went on a batter, he became very violent.”

“The batter or lome that goeth to the making of [bricks]”

“In repairing batters at the edges of the plate, when the bevel has been torn away by the catches, &c., it is necessary to solder a piece of metal along the side.”

“The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double⟳.”

“It's hard to put⟳ this on his shoulders while the guy is so young, but I firmly believe⟳ Kane could go down as New Zealand's greatest ever batter.”

CEFR level