Nouns

(n)batter, hitter, slugger(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
(n)battera liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking

Verbs

(v)buffet, knock about, batterstrike against forcefully“Winds buffeted the tent”
(v)clobber, baste, batterstrike violently and repeatedly“She clobbered the man who tried to attack her”
(v)dinge, battermake a dent or impression in“dinge a soft hat”