Batter vs. Butter

Batter vs. Butter — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Batter and Butter

Batterverb

To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

The firemen battered down the door.

Butternoun

A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).

Batterverb

(cooking) To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.

Butternoun

Any of various foodstuffs made from other foods or oils, similar in consistency to, eaten like or intended as a substitute for butter (preceded by the name of the food used to make it).

peanut butter

Batterverb

(figurative) To defeat soundly; to thrash.

Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.

Butternoun

Any specific soft substance.

butter of antimony; butter of arsenic
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Batterverb

To intoxicate.

That cocktails will batter you!I was battered last night on our pub crawl.

Butternoun

Someone who butts, or who butts in.

Batterverb

(metalworking) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.

Butterverb

(transitive) To spread butter on.

Butter the toast.

Batterverb

(architecture) To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).

Butterverb

To move one's weight backwards or forwards onto the tips or tails of one's skis or snowboard so only the tip or tail is in contact with the snow.

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Batternoun

(cooking) 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

pancake batterTo the dismay of his mother, the boy put his finger into the cake batter.

Butterverb

To increase (stakes) at every throw of dice, or every game.

Batternoun

A binge, a heavy drinking session.

When he went on a batter, he became very violent.

Butternoun

an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

Batternoun

A paste of clay or loam.

Butternoun

a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head

Batternoun

(printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.

Butterverb

spread butter on;

butter bread

Batternoun

An incline on the outer face of a built wall.

Batternoun

(baseball) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.

The first batter hit the ball into the corner for a double.

Batternoun

The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat; a batsman.

Batternoun

(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting

Batternoun

a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon

Batterverb

strike against forcefully;

Winds buffeted the tent

Batterverb

strike violently and repeatedly;

She clobbered the man who tried to attack her

Batterverb

make a dent or impression in;

dinge a soft hat