Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun batter

2 senses of batter

Sense 1
batter, hitter, slugger, batsman -- ((baseball) a ballplayer who is batting)
       => ballplayer, baseball player -- (an athlete who plays baseball)

Sense 2
batter -- (a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking)
       => concoction, mixture, intermixture -- (any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb batter

3 senses of batter

Sense 1
buffet, knock about, batter -- (strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent")
       => strike -- (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead")

Sense 2
clobber, baste, batter -- (strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her")
       => beat, beat up, work over -- (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students")

Sense 3
dinge, batter -- (make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat")
       => change shape, change form, deform -- (assume a different shape or form)