- batter, hitter, slugger, batsman - (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
--1 is a kind of ballplayer, baseball player
--1 has particulars:bunter; designated hitter; pinch hitter; switch-hitter; whiffer Derived form: verb bat1 - batter - a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon
--2 is a kind of concoction, mixture, intermixture
--2 has particulars:puff batter, pouf paste, pate a choux; pancake batter; fritter batter
- buffet, knock about, batter - strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"
--1 is one way to strike
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- clobber, baste, batter - strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
--2 is one way to beat, beat up, work over
Sample sentence:
They want to batter the prisoners
- dinge, batter - make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat"
--3 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something