| batter | | |
| n. (person) | 1. batsman, batter, hitter, slugger | (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ ballplayer, baseball player | an athlete who plays baseball. |
| ~ bunter | a batter who bunts. |
| ~ designated hitter | a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher. |
| ~ pinch hitter | (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter. |
| ~ switch-hitter | a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed. |
| ~ whiffer | a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike. |
| n. (food) | 2. batter | a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking. |
| ~ pate a choux, pouf paste, puff batter | batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings. |
| ~ pancake batter | batter for making pancakes. |
| ~ fritter batter | batter for making fritters. |
| ~ concoction, intermixture, mixture | any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients.; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" |
| v. (contact) | 3. batter, buffet, knock about | strike against forcefully.; "Winds buffeted the tent" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| v. (contact) | 4. baste, batter, clobber | strike violently and repeatedly.; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" |
| ~ beat up, work over, beat | give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression.; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" |
| v. (change) | 5. batter, dinge | make a dent or impression in.; "dinge a soft hat" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
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