batter

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
2. 2
   To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
3. 3
   To defeat soundly; to thrash.
4. 4
   To intoxicate.
5. 5
   To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
6. 6
   To coat in a paste-like substance; to fasten with a paste-like glue.
7. 7
   To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).

Noun

1. 1
   A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying.
2. 2
   A binge; a heavy drinking session.
3. 3
   A paste of clay or loam.
4. 4
   A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
5. 5
   An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
6. 6
   The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
7. 7
   A player of the batting side now on the field.
8. 8
   The player now receiving strike; the striker.
9. 9
   Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.