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   Bat·ter

   /ˈbadər/

   

   verb

   • 1. strike repeatedly with hard blows: "he was battered and falsely imprisoned by the officers" Similar pummelpoundrain blows onbuffetbelaborthrashbeat upabusehitstrikebeatsmackassaultattackthumplashaim blows atinformal:whackcloutwallopbashclobberbopbiffsockdeckplugknock aroundknock into the middle of next weekbeat the living daylights out ofgive someone a good hidinglay intolace intodo overrough updamageinjurehurtharmimpairmarspoildestroydemolishcrushshattersmashruininformal:totaltrash
   • ▪ subject (one's spouse, partner, or child) to repeated violence and assault: "the loss of his baby turned him into a domineering bully who battered his partner"
   • ▪ censure, criticize, or defeat severely: "he was battered at times by critics"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat’ (from Latin battuere) + -er3.

   Derivatives

   • 1. batterer noun

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   What is the difference between a batter and a dough?

   • Batter is a flour mixture with liquid and other ingredients such as sugar, salt and leavening used for cooking. It usually contains more liquid than doughs, which are also mixtures of flour and liquid.

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   What ingredients are used to make a batter?

   • batter, mixture of flour and liquid with other ingredients, such as leavening agents, shortening, sugar, salt, eggs, and various flavourings, used to make baked goods and other food products. Similar mixtures—called doughs —are thick and flexible, allowing them to be shaped and rolled.

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   What types of food products can be made with batter?

   • Baked goods made with batter are mainly shaped by the containers in which they are baked and include biscuits, muffins, scones, corn bread, layer cakes, and angel food cakes.

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   What is batter used for in cooking?

   • Batter is most often used for pancakes, light cakes, and as a coating for fried foods. It is also used for a variety of batter breads . The word batter comes from the French word battre, which means to beat, as many batters require vigorous beating or whisking in their preparation.

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   to beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly. Synonyms: pelt, smite, belabor. to damage by beating or hard usage: Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast. Synonyms: ruin, destroy, shiver, shatter, smash, wound, bruise.

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   To batter is to beat repeatedly, as if one boxer were clobbering another with blows. Batter is one of those words with many meanings that seem entirely unrelated to each other. You can batter by hitting again and again, but there's also a batter in baseball — the guy who's holding a bat and waiting for the pitcher to throw the ball.

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