Real Dictionary

batter
verb: If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.

batter in American English 1
to beat or strike with blow after blow; pound
to pound noisily and repeatedly
intransitive verb: to deal heavy, repeated blows; pound steadily
noun: a damaged area on the face of type or plate
transitive verb: to beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly

batter in American English 2
the player who is batting or whose turn it is to bat
noun: a mixture of flour, milk or water, eggs, etc., beaten together for use in cookery
transitive verb: to coat with batter

batter in American English 3
a flowing mixture of flour, milk, eggs, etc. for making cakes or pancakes, coating food before frying, etc.
to coat with batter
noun: a player who swings a bat or whose turn it is to bat, as in baseball or cricket

batter in American English 4
a gradual upward and backward slope, as of the outer face of a wall
to slope gradually upward and backward
intransitive verb: to slope backward and upward
noun: a backward and upward slope of the face of a wall or the like

batter in British English 1
verb: to hit (someone or something) repeatedly using heavy blows, as with a club or other heavy instrument; beat heavily

batter in British English 2
noun: a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk, used to make cakes, pancakes, etc, and to coat certain foods before frying

batter in British English 3
noun: a player who bats

batter in British English 4
noun: the slope of the face of a wall that recedes gradually backwards and upwards
verb: to have such a slope

batter in British English 5
noun: a spree or debauch