Slope is often used to describe the measurement of the steepness, incline, gradient, or grade of a straight line. A higher slope value indicates a steeper incline. The slope is defined as the ratio of the "rise" divided by the "run" between two points...

Batsman (cricket), sometimes called a batter

Batter (baseball)

To hit or strike a person, as in committing the crime of battery

Batter head, on a snare drum, the head that is struck

To hit or strike a person, as in committing the tort of battery, a common-law offense

Batter (cooking)