batter

nouns

(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
batsman, batter, hitter, slugger
is derived from
bat
a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking
batter
is a type of (narrower)
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
"he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
concoction, intermixture, mixture

verbs

strike against forcefully
"Winds buffeted the tent"
batter, buffet, knock about
strike violently and repeatedly
"She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
baste, batter, clobber
make a dent or impression in
"dinge a soft hat"
batter, dinge