Synonyms for batter
- verb
- noun
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Definitions
- v. 1
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
The firemen battered down the door.
- v. 2
To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.
- n. 1
A binge; a heavy drinking session.
When he went on a batter, he became very violent.
- n. 2
The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.
Related words
- Word family
- battery battercake bat
- Phrases
- baby batter batter bread
- Is a kind of
- cricketer
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To batter and to bruise refer to the results of beating; that is battered which is broken or defaced by repeated blows on the surface (compare synonyms for SHATTER); that is bruised which has suffered even one severe contusion.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- intoxicate Can water intoxicate a person?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| batter | rising | |
| intoxicate | rising | |
| dinge | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- hit1
- 4 letters
- beat1, pelt1, maul1
- 5 letters
- pound1, binge1, spank1, thump1, smite, baste1, dinge
- 6 letters
- buffet2, hitter2, bender2, bruise1, thrash1, thwack
- 7 letters
- destroy2, assault2, batsman, shatter2, slugger2, clobber2, lambast
- 8 letters
- lamblast
- 10 letters
- intoxicate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (buffet2 = 2 syllables).