Batter is a flour mixture with liquid and other ingredients like sugar, salt and leavening. Batter is most often used for pancakes, light cakes, and as a coating for fried foods.

What does batter mean in the UK?

/ˈbæt̬.ɚ/ uk. /ˈbæt.ər/ to hit and behave violently toward a person, especially a woman or child, repeatedly over a long period of time, or to hit something with force many times: He was battered to death with a rifle butt.

What is meant by the word batter?

(Entry 1 of 6) transitive verb. 1a : to beat with successive blows so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish battered down the door women who have been battered by their husbands. b : bombard battering targets with artillery fire battering the lawyer with questions.