Batter
/ˈbætər/
Definitions
2 meaningsA mixture of flour, eggs, milk, and other ingredients used to make cakes, pancakes, etc.
/ˈbætər/
A semi-liquid mixture
The pancake batter was light and fluffy.
💡 Simply: A mix for baking.
More Examples
He carefully poured the batter into the prepared muffin tins.
How It's Used
"The cake batter was too thick."
To strike repeatedly and forcefully; to damage by repeated blows.
/ˈbætər/
To hit repeatedly
The waves battered the coastline.
💡 Simply: To hit hard many times.
More Examples
The storm battered the house.
How It's Used
"The baseball player battered the ball."
"The thugs battered the victim."
Idioms & expressions
batter down the hatches
To prepare for a difficult situation.
"We'll have to batter down the hatches and ride out the storm."
From Middle English <i>batre</i>, from Old French <i>batre</i>, from Vulgar Latin *battĕre, from Latin *battuere, frequentative of *battuere "to beat, strike".
The word's use in the sense of 'to beat' has a long history, appearing in various forms across many centuries.
Memory tip
Think of it as a 'battle' of ingredients blended together.