[ˈbatə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- strike repeatedly with hard blows
(e.g: a prisoner was battered to death with a table leg)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat’ (from Latin battuere) + -er

[ˈbatə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a semi-liquid mixture of flour, egg, and milk or water, used for making pancakes or for coating food before frying
(e.g: pancake batter)

- a damaged area of metal type or a printing block


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bateure ‘the action of beating’, from batre ‘to beat’

[ˈbatə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in various sports, especially baseball or cricket) a player who is batting
(e.g: the replay goes into a slow-motion view and zooms in on the batter as he hits a ball out)


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[ˈbatə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a gradual backwards slope in a wall or similar structure
(e.g: the batter is an inch in for every foot of height)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (as a verb): of unknown origin

[ˈbatə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a wall) have a receding slope


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (as a verb): of unknown origin