batting vs endeavor

batting and endeavor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
batting	Yes	No	No	No
endeavor	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, endeavor is a hypernym of batting; that is, endeavor is a word with a broader meaning than batting:

batting: (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
endeavor: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Other hypernyms of batting include attempt, effort, endeavour, try.

batting (noun)	endeavor (noun)
(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber	a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

batting (verb)	endeavor (verb)
	attempt by employing effort