Meaning of "batter" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BATTER

Bateren, probably from batten to bat1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BATTER

batter  [ˈbætə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BATTER

Batter is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb batter in English.

WHAT DOES BATTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Batter

Batter or batters may refer to: ▪ Batter ▪ Batter ▪ Batter or batsman ▪ Batter, a part of a snare drum ▪ Batter ▪ Batter ▪ BATTeRS, a Japanese asteroid tracking survey ▪ Batter, an intentional slope of walls or earthworks.

Definition of batter in the English dictionary

The first definition of batter in the dictionary is to hit repeatedly using heavy blows, as with a club or other heavy instrument; beat heavily. Other definition of batter is to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc. Batter is also to subject to repeated physical violence.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BATTER

PRESENT

Present

I batter

you batter

he/she/it batters

we batter

you batter

they batter

Present continuous

I am battering

you are battering

he/she/it is battering

we are battering

you are battering

they are battering

Present perfect

I have battered

you have battered

he/she/it has battered

we have battered

you have battered

they have battered

Present perfect continuous

I have been battering

you have been battering

he/she/it has been battering

we have been battering

you have been battering

they have been battering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I battered

you battered

he/she/it battered

we battered

you battered

they battered

Past continuous

I was battering

you were battering

he/she/it was battering

we were battering

you were battering

they were battering

Past perfect

I had battered

you had battered

he/she/it had battered

we had battered

you had battered

they had battered

Past perfect continuous

I had been battering

you had been battering

he/she/it had been battering

we had been battering

you had been battering

they had been battering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will batter

you will batter

he/she/it will batter

we will batter

you will batter

they will batter

Future continuous

I will be battering

you will be battering

he/she/it will be battering

we will be battering

you will be battering

they will be battering

Future perfect

I will have battered

you will have battered

he/she/it will have battered

we will have battered

you will have battered

they will have battered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been battering

you will have been battering

he/she/it will have been battering

we will have been battering

you will have been battering

they will have been battering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would batter

you would batter

he/she/it would batter

we would batter

you would batter

they would batter

Conditional continuous

I would be battering

you would be battering

he/she/it would be battering

we would be battering

you would be battering

they would be battering

Conditional perfect

I would have batter

you would have batter

he/she/it would have batter

we would have batter

you would have batter

they would have batter

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been battering

you would have been battering

he/she/it would have been battering

we would have been battering

you would have been battering

they would have been battering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you batter
we let´s batter
you batter

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to batter

Past participle

battered

Present Participle

battering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BATTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «batter» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of batter

assault · bang · bash · beat · belabour · belt · bruise · buffet · clobber · crush · cudgel · damage · deck · deface · demolish · destroy · disfigure · drub · flog · harm · hit · hurt · injure · knock · lash · lick · mangle · mangulate · mar · maul · mutilate · pelt · pound · pummel · punch · ruin · shatter · shiver · smash · smite · strike · thrash · thwack · tonk · total · trash · wallop · weaken · wreck

TRANSLATION OF BATTER

Find out the translation of batter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of batter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «batter» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 奶蛋面糊
• Translator English - Spanish: masa
• English: batter
• Translator English - Hindi: बल्लेबाज
• Translator English - Arabic: عَجِينَة سَائِلَة مِنْ الدَّقِيقِ و البَيْض
• Translator English - Russian: тесто
• Translator English - Portuguese: massa crua para fritura
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রহার করা
• Translator English - French: pâte à beignet
• Translator English - Malay: Adunan
• Translator English - German: Teig
• Translator English - Japanese: （料理用の）ころも
• Translator English - Korean: 반죽
• Translator English - Javanese: Adonan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bột nhão làm bánh
• Translator English - Tamil: இடி
• Translator English - Marathi: पिठात लावा
• Translator English - Turkish: sulu hamur
• Translator English - Italian: pastella
• Translator English - Polish: rzadkie ciasto
• Translator English - Ukrainian: рідке тісто
• Translator English - Romanian: aluat
• Translator English - Greek: ζύμη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: beslag
• Translator English - Swedish: smet
• Translator English - Norwegian: slagmann

7 QUOTES WITH «BATTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word batter.

1

Ty Cobb

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

2

Alvin Dark

Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a communist.

3

Pud Galvin

My fingers are too short to enable me to get grip enough on the ball to pitch a deep curve, so that I have been compelled to depend more on drops, straight balls and the different artifices known to pitchers to deceive the batter.

4

Wayne Gretzky

I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.

5

Akshay Kumar

Youth is a lifestyle; it's not a blessing from God. If we treat our bodies as if they are not the most precious things we possess, then obviously we will show wear and tear. We're like a good pair of jeans. If we take care of them, they'll remain classic forever, but if we batter and abuse them they'll look like tattered old rags.

6

Satchel Paige

When a batter swings and I see his knees move, I can tell just what his weaknesses are then I just put the ball where I know he can't hit it.

7

Abigail Spencer

Gratefulness is a double-edged sword. Because I think we've poured it into a feeling. And the batter of gratitude gets kind of stuck to the edges of the Williams Sonoma melamine mixing bowl. But gratefulness, the act of being grateful is actually... a verb. It's an activity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BATTER»

Discover the use of batter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to batter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Jake Maddox: Batter Up!

When the other team accuses Caleb of tampering with his old wooden bat, he is forced to use a new aluminum one, and he just cannot seem hit the ball well when he uses it.

Jake Maddox, 2008

When Men Batter Women: New Insights Into Ending Abusive ...

Based on research on sixty dysfunctional couples, presents information on domestic abuse, the kind of men who perpetrate it, and treatment options

Neil S. Jacobson, John Mordechai Gottman, 1998

Katie, Batter Up!

A sporty addition to a sweet tween series that’s all about friendship—and cupcakes, of course!

Coco Simon, 2011

Education Groups for Men Who Batter: The Duluth Model

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Ellen Pence, Michael Paymar, 1993

1 Batter, 50 Cakes

50 easy palate-pleasers from 1 simple batter! Whether you need a coffee cake for a mid-morning pick me up, or a show-stopper for a formal gathering, this book provides ample ideas across the board.

‎2003

Apple Batter

Because of their persistence, Delmore succeeds in learning how to hit a baseball and his mother Loretta succeeds in growing apples.

Deborah Turney Zagwyn, 1999

Men who Batter Women

This book is unusual in that it focuses on the male perpetrators. Adam Edward Jukes considers both feminist approaches to male violence and those perspectives that treat such violent behaviour as pathological.

Adam Jukes, 1999

Batter

Text and photographs demonstrate techniques of hitting and base running.

Jason Glaser, 2011

Fatty Batter: How cricket saved my life (then ruined it)

From impromptu Test series played with his dad in the family sweetshop through to his years running a team of dysfunctional inadequates, Fatty Batter is the bestselling and hilarious story of one man's life lived through cricket.

Michael Simkins, 2013

Batter Up!

Perform this script about two children who use their time machine to bring Babe Ruth to a modern-day training camp.

Joanne Mattern, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BATTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term batter is used in the context of the following news items.

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Carlos Carrasco ineffective as Cleveland Indians lose to Dallas …

The Astros were ready this time; Carrasco was fortunate "only'' to give up four in the first. Here is a batter-by-batter breakdown of the half-inning:. «cleveland.com, Jul 15»

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Engineers 3D-print ROBOT SEAHORSE, then BATTER it with rubber …

A thing you may not have known: the tail of a seahorse is a square prism rather than the typical cylindrical shape normally expected in tails. «The Register, Jul 15»

Cool Job: PR expert Jon Glesing is 'leadoff batter' for Indianapolis …

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Faf du Plessis on form as South Africa batter Bangladesh in first T20 …

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Patriots batter former champions Tallawahs for first home win

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