- batter, on the
- On a spree (usu. drunken).
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
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batter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mixture of eggs, milk and flour ⇨ See also ↑mixture ADJECTIVE ▪ smooth, thick ▪ crispy, light (both esp. BrE) ▪ remaining … Collocations dictionary
batter — bat|ter1 [ˈbætə US ər] v [I always + adverb/preposition, T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: batre or English bat to hit ] to hit someone or something again and again, in a way that hurts someone or causes damage ▪ He was battered to death … Dictionary of contemporary English
batter — 01. She finally left her husband after he [battered] her in a drunken rage. 02. The neighbors believe the child is being [battered], and have notified social services. 03. There are too many [battered] wives and children in this country who live… … Grammatical examples in English
batter — batter1 /bat euhr/, v.t. 1. to beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly. 2. to damage by beating or hard usage: Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast. v.i. 3. to deal heavy, repeated blows; pound steadily:… … Universalium
batter's box — noun an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑box • Part Holonyms: ↑baseball diamond, ↑diamond, ↑infield * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
batter n — 1) The situation in the kitchen is so terrible that it s going from batter to waffle. 2) Betty Botter had some butter, But, she said, this butter s bitter. If I bake this bitter butter, it would make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter… … English expressions
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,… … Useful english dictionary
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