Also means
to whisk
Usage Note
Batir covers a wide range of striking and mixing actions: you baten eggs in the kitchen, armies baten enemies in battle, and athletes baten records. The reflexive batirse is the classic literary phrase for duelling (batirse en duelo).
Examples
"Bate los huevos con el azúcar."
Natural Translation
Beat the eggs with the sugar.

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