batters

Noun (1)

batter (countable and uncountable, plural batters)

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.
   • To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the pancake batter.
2. (countable, slang) A binge; a heavy drinking session.
   • When he went on a batter, he became very violent.

   Synonyms:

   bender, binge

3. A paste of clay or loam.
   • The batter or lome that goeth to the making of [bricks]1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C....
4. (countable) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
   • 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.1881, The Printing Times and Lithographer, page 251

Noun (2)

batter (plural batters)

1. An incline on the outer face of a built wall.

Noun (3)

batter (plural batters)

1. The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
   • The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.

   Synonyms:

   hitter, batsman

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