batter
/ˈbætɚ/ noun C2- A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying. · To the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the pancake batter.
- A binge; a heavy drinking session. · When he went on a batter, he became very violent.
- A paste of clay or loam.
- A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
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Bowlers try to throw the hard red ball past the batter at high speeds.
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