batter

  • 31Batter — Recorded in a wide a range of spellings including Bather, Bater, Batho, Bathoe, Bathow, Bathowe, Batter, Batters, Betho, and Batho, this is a surname of Welsh and Olde English pre 7th century origins. It is a fused form of ap Atha or ab Atha,… …

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  • 32batter — Liverpool Slang beat: ...or I ll batter you …

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  • 33Batter — Bat|ter [ bɛtɐ] der; s, <aus gleichbed. engl. batter> Schlagmann beim Baseball …

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  • 34batter — n British See on the batter …

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  • 35batter — 1 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) to keep hitting something hard, especially in a way that causes damage (+ at/on/against etc): The waves battered against the shore. battering noun (C, U) 2 noun 1 (C, U) a liquid mixture of… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36batter — [ˈbætə] verb [I/T] I to hit someone or something many times Huge waves battered the little ship.[/ex] II noun [C/U] batter [ˈbætə] a liquid mixture of milk, flour, and eggs, used in cooking …

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  • 37batter — I bat•ter [[t]ˈbæt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) soc to beat persistently or hard 2) soc to subject (a person) to repeated beating or other abuse 3) to damage by beating or subjecting to rough usage 4) to deal heavy, repeated blows; pound steadily • Etymology …

    From formal English to slang

  • 38batter —   v.i. Architecture, recede as it rises (of a wall); n. such inclination.    ♦ batter rule, plumb line of such walls, falling within base …

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  • 39batter —   1. As in baseball. Mea hili kinipōpō, uhau hili kinipōpō.   2. Cookery. Mea ono mo a ole.    ♦ To mix batter, ho ohuihui mea ono mo a ole …

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  • 40Batter (cooking) — Batter is a liquid mixture, usually based on one or more flours combined with liquids such as water, milk or beer. Egg is also a common component. Often a leavening agent is included in the mixture to aerate and fluff up the batter as it cooks… …

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