verb
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
The firemen battered down the door.
The golden ſtature of their feathered bird That ſpreads her wings vpon the city wals, Shall not defend it from our battering ſhot.
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.
There have been so many times when England were such a tactically flat, stressed-out bunch that they could squeeze the joy out of battering even the meekest opposition, so at times against Panama you had to rub your eyes at the general levels of fun being had.
To intoxicate.
That cocktail will batter you!
I was battered last night on our pub crawl.
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
noun
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.
A binge; a heavy drinking session.
When he went on a batter, he became very violent.
A paste of clay or loam.
The batter or lome that goeth to the making of [bricks]
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.
verb
To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).