BATTERS

To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

"The firemen battered down the door."

To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

"I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs."

To defeat soundly; to thrash.

"Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0."

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

"To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the cake batter."

A binge, a heavy drinking session.

"When he went on a batter, he became very violent."

A paste of clay or loam.

An incline on the outer face of a built wall.

To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).

The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.

"The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double."

The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat; a batsman.