Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - batter

1. v. 1 a tr. strike repeatedly with hard blows, esp. so as to cause visible damage. b intr. (often foll. by against, at, etc.) strike repeated blows; pound heavily and insistently (batter at the door). 2 tr. (often in passive) a handle roughly, esp. over a long period. b censure or criticize severely. Phrases and idioms battered baby an infant that has suffered repeated violence from adults, esp. its parents. battered wife a wife subjected to repeated violence by her husband. battering-ram hist. a heavy beam, orig. with an end in the form of a carved ram's head, used in breaching fortifications. Derivatives batterer n. Etymology: ME f. AF baterer f. OF batre beat f. L battuere 2. n. 1 a fluid mixture of flour, egg, and milk or water, used in cooking, esp. for pancakes and for coating food before frying. 2 Printing an area of damaged type. Etymology: ME f. AF batour f. OF bate{uuml}re f. batre: see BATTER(1) 3. n. Sport a player batting, esp. in baseball. 4. n. & v. --n. 1 a wall etc. with a sloping face. 2 a receding slope. --v.intr. have a receding slope. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.