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verb
- 1. strike repeatedly with hard blows: "a prisoner was battered to death with a table leg" Similar
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BATTER definition: 1. to hit something with force many times: 2. to hit and behave violently towards a person…. Learn more.
BATTER meaning: 1. to hit something with force many times: 2. to hit and behave violently towards a person…. Learn more.
The meaning of BATTER is to beat with successive blows so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish. How to use batter in a sentence.
BATTER definition: 1. a mixture of flour, milk, and often eggs used to make cakes and pancakes (= thin fried cakes…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly. Synonyms: pelt, smite, belabor. to damage by beating or hard usage: Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast. Synonyms: ruin, destroy, shiver, shatter, smash, wound, bruise.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BATTER. 1. : a mixture of different ingredients (such as flour, sugar, eggs, and oil) that is cooked and eaten. [count] a thin pancake batter. [noncount] cake batter. — compare dough. 2. : a mixture of flour and a liquid (such as egg, oil, or water) that is used to cover food before it is fried. [count]
1. a. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows. See Synonyms at beat. b. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse. 2. To damage, as by heavy wear: a shed battered by high winds. 3. a. To attack verbally, as with criticism. b. To harass or distress, as with repeated questions. See Synonyms at assault. v.intr.
batter in British English. (ˈbætə ) verb. 1. to hit (someone or something) repeatedly using heavy blows, as with a club or other heavy instrument; beat heavily. 2. (tr; often passive) to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc. 3. (transitive) social welfare.
batter to hit somebody/ something hard a lot of times, especially in way that causes serious injury or damage: He had been badly battered around the head and face. Severe winds have been battering the coast.
to beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly. to damage by beating or hard usage: Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast. v.i. to deal heavy, repeated blows; pound steadily: continuing to batter at the front door. n. [ Print.] Printing a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
