batter
51batter-fry — /bat euhr fruy /, v.t., batter fried, batter frying. to coat with batter and fry in deep fat. * * * …
52batter down — PHRASAL VERB If you batter a door down, you hit it so hard that it falls to pieces. [V n P] He would have to batter the door down... [V P n (not pron)] They used lorries to batter down embassy gates …
53batter-fry — /bat euhr fruy /, v.t., batter fried, batter frying. to coat with batter and fry in deep fat …
54batter down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms batter down : present tense I/you/we/they batter down he/she/it batters down present participle battering down past tense battered down past participle battered down to break a door or gate in order to get… …
55batter board — noun Etymology: batter (IV) : one of a pair of horizontal boards nailed to posts set near the corners of an excavation for a building and used by the builders to indicate a desired level and also as a fastening for stretched strings to mark… …
56batter brace — noun Etymology: batter (IV) : an inclined brace at the end of a truss used to give added strength and support called also batter post * * * Building Trades. a diagonal brace reinforcing one end of a truss …
57batter post — noun Etymology: batter (IV) 1. : batter brace 2. : a post set at the corner of a building or at one side of a gateway as protection against damage by vehicles …
58batter rule — noun Etymology: batter (IV) : an instrument consisting of a rule or frame and a plumb line and bob and used to regulate the batter of a wall in building …
59batter's box — noun One of two areas beside home plate in which a batter is required to stand during an at bat …
60batter's box — (Baseball) area on a baseball diamond indicated by lines inside which the batter must stand when at bat …
