To beat upon or against; strike with repeated blows; pound violently, as with the fist, a hammer or bludgeon, a battering-ram, cannon-shot, etc.: as, to batter a door for admittance; to batter the walls of a city (with or without effect).To bruise, break, or shatter by beating; injure the substance of by blows; pound out of form or condition: as, to batter a person's countenance; a battered wall or tower; to batter type (that is, bruise the face of it).In forging, to spread outwardly, as the ends of a metal bar or rod, by hammering; upset.To act by beating or striking; use repeated blows; practise pounding: as, to batter away at a door; to batter upon a wall; battering cannon.Specifically, to attempt to breach an enemy's works by means of a battery mounted in the third parallel. To batter in breach, a sufficient number of guns should be employed to maintain a practically continuous fire, so as to prevent the enemy from repairing the damage, and to obtain the cumulative effect due to heavy firing against a single point. Breaching is sometimes accomplished by firing simultaneous or alternate volleys from two or more batteries.n. A heavy blow.n. In printing, a blur or defect in a sheet produced by battered type; a spot showing the broken state of the type.n. In ceramics, a mallet used to flatten out wet clay before molding. See batting-block.To incline from the perpendicular: said of a wall whose face recedes as it rises: opposed to overhang.n. A mixture of several ingredients, as flour, eggs, salt, etc., beaten together with some liquid, used in cookery.n. Flour and water made into paste; specifically, the paste used in sizing cloth.To paste together; cover with things pasted on: as, to batter the walls with placards.n. One who bats; especially, in base-ball and cricket, one who wields the bat; the batsman.