[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/batter.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / batter [← B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/B/) # batter «batter» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a runny mixture of flour, eggs and milk used to make…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (batter, uncountable; a batter, batters); verb (batter, batters, battered, battering) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Batter is a runny mixture of flour, eggs and milk used to make pancakes, cakes or to coat fried food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#m1) 2) A batter is the player who tries to hit the ball in baseball, cricket (usually batsman or batter) or rounders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#m2) 3) To batter means to hit hard again and again: waves battered the boat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#m3) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to strike again and again, as with a battering ram to break down walls in a siege. It can also mean beating grain out of its husks. Interpretation: Ezekiel's siege pictures show Jerusalem's fall as a warning from God. Gideon's threshing in the winepress shows how fearful and hidden Israel had become before the angel called him. In the primary lessons: In cooking lessons: whisk the batter until smooth; fish in batter (fish and chips). In sports PE: in baseball the batter stands at home plate; in cricket the batter defends the wicket. In stories and news: storms batter the coast. Phrases: pancake batter, cake batter, battered fish. ### examples - And he shall set his battering engines against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers. (Prophets EZK.26.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#x1) - and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast up a mound against it; set camps also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. (Prophets EZK.4.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#x2) - And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood in the moat; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down. (Prophets 2SA.20.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#x3) - Mix the pancake batter until it is smooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#x4) - Pour the batter into the pan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#x5) - The batter hit a home run. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#x6) - Huge waves battered the cliffs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#x7) - Fish and chips come in crispy batter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#x8) - Do not eat raw cake batter with raw egg in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#x9) - The batter swung and missed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#x10) - The old boat was battered by storms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#x11) - But come, let us get outside before the elephants arrive and batter down the place." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/#x12) ### note Batter for cooking is uncountable; a batter (player) is countable. Do not confuse with butter (yellow fat from milk) or better (more good). Raw batter with raw eggs or flour can make you ill. ### In the corpora - [And he shall set his battering engines against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.674/) - [Blueberries hold the same kind of colour substance as red cabbage, so too much baking soda in the batter turns them greenish.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/36-olympiad-kitchen-chemistry-puzzles/6/) - [Raw egg and raw flour can carry germs, so cookie dough and cake batter should be baked before eating.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/16/) - [In baseball and softball the batter wears a helmet and drops the bat after hitting, never throwing it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/248-soccer-american-football-and-baseball/15/) - [Fielders close to the batter wear a helmet or stand further back, because hard shots hit them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/249-cricket-rugby-basketball-and-hockey/6/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «batter» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/batter/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.