batter vs smack

batter

verb
  • 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.). 

noun
  • 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. 

smack

verb
  • To slap or hit someone. 

  • To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank) 

  • To have a particular taste; used with of. 

  • To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat. 

  • To indicate or suggest something; used with of. 

  • To get the flavor of. 

  • To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate. 

  • To make a smacking sound. 

adv
  • As if with a smack or slap; smartly; sharply. 

noun
  • A group of jellyfish. 

  • A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank. 

  • The sound of a loud kiss. 

  • A distinct flavor, especially if slight. 

  • A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack 

  • A slight trace of something; a smattering. 

  • A form of fried potato; a scallop. 

  • A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip. 

  • Heroin. 

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