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    batter
    I
    bat‧ter1 /ˈbætə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Old French
     Origin: batre or English bat 'to hit'
    to hit someone or something many times, in a way that hurts or damages them:
        He was battered to death.
        As a child, she was battered by her father.
        batter at/on/against etc
        People were battering at the door.
        batter somebody with something
        He was battered on the head with a cricket bat.
        batter away
        She battered away at his chest with her fists.
        batter something down
        Armed police battered his door down.

    II
    batter2 noun
     Sense 1
     Date: 1400-1500
     Origin: Probably from ⇨ batter1
     Sense 2
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: ⇨ bat2
    1. [uncountable and countable] a mixture of flour, eggs, milk etc, used in cooking and for making bread, cakes etc:
        Fry the fish in batter.
        pancake batter
    2. [countable] the person who is trying to hit the ball in baseball