Read the dictionary definition of batter. All definitions for this word.
1. a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking
2. (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
3. make a dent or impression in
1. dinge a soft hat
4. strike violently and repeatedly
1. She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
5. strike against forcefully
1. Winds buffeted the tent