Batter and Hit

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Batter verb - To strike repeatedly.

Usage example: intruders battered the door until it fell down

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Hit is a synonym for batter in action topic. In some cases you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Batter", when it comes to topics like strike, beat.

Nearby Words: battered, battery, batted, battering, batting

Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

Usage example: a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in

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Batter is a synonym for hit in strike topic. Sometimes you can use "Batter" instead a verb "Hit", if it concerns topics such as beat.

Nearby Word: hitting

people	batter people	hit people
men	batter men	hit men
way	batter way	hit way
cap	batter cap	hit cap
Other words: car, ship, planet, opponent, opponents, enemies.

While usually, if a batter is hit by a pitch it is an automatic walk, if they make a full swing as they are hit it is declared a strike.

Source: Useful Notes / Baseball
If the batter is hit by the pitch, made a reasonable effort to avoid it, and is hit outside of the strike zone, the batter is awarded a base in the same manner as a walk.

Source: Useful Notes / Baseball
Unfortunately, "slightly" here is just barely enough to cover the batter's entire range, making it 100% impossible for the batter to hit, assuming the player times it right - and yes, the umpire calls it a strike anyway.

Source: Game Breaker / Sports

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