batter
1. bat.ter \'bat-*r\ vb [ME bateren, prob. freq. of batten to bat, fr. bat]
1a: to beat with successive blows so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish
1b: BOMBARD 2: to subject to strong, overwhelming or repeated attack 3:
to wear or damage by blows or hard usage : to strike heavily and
repeatedly : BEAT
2. batter n [ME bater, prob. fr. bateren] 1: a mixture that consists of
flour, liquid, and other ingredients and is t hin enough to pour or drop
from a spoon 2: a damaged area on a printing surface
3. batter vt [origin unknown] : to give a receding upward slope to
4. batter n : a receding upward slope of the outer face of a wall or other
structure
5. batter n : one that bats; esp : the player whose turn it is to bat