To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
To threaten or harass.
A non-competitive combat between two fencers.
A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like
An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon).
An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.
The tort whose action is such an act.
The crime whose action is such an attempt.
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
To defeat soundly; to thrash.
To intoxicate.
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
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.
A paste of clay or loam.
An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
A binge; a heavy drinking session.
The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
The player now receiving strike; the striker.
A player of the batting side now on the field.
Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.