batter

Noun

• a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking

• (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting

Verb

• make a dent or impression in
  • dinge a soft hat
    

• strike violently and repeatedly
  • She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
    

• strike against forcefully
  • Winds buffeted the tent
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  hitter , slugger , batsman , dinge , clobber , baste , buffet , knock about