noun.
A quantity produced at one operation; specifically, the quantity of bread made at one baking.
noun.
The quantity of material prepared or required for one operation. Specifically—
noun.
An aggregation of individuals or articles similar to each other; especially, a number or aggregation received, despatched, etc., at one time: as, a batch of letters; a batch of prisoners.
noun.
Kind, sort, or lot.
To protect (the bank of a river) by facing it with stones, so as to prevent the water from eating into it.
noun.
A vessel used in brewing.
noun.
A bank; a sandbank.
noun.
A field or patch of ground lying near a stream; the valley in which a stream flows: especially in local English names.
To mass; bring together in a batch or the quantity required.