Word a Day
batter
What does batter mean?
batter (verb): to hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use batter in a sentence?
- The firemen battered down the door. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce batter?
/ˈbætɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does batter come from?
From Middle English batteren, batren, bateren, a frequentative of Middle English batten, baten (“to beat”), equivalent to bat + -er (frequentative suffix).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “batter” mean?
to contain comfortably; to have space for
Not quite: that's what accommodate means.
use up a period of time in a specific way
Not quite: that's what spend means.
to hit or strike violently and repeatedly
Right! That's what “batter” means.
to come or go back (to a place or person)
Not quite: that's what return means.
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