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   batter

   /ˈbatə/

   verb

   • 1. strike repeatedly with hard blows: "a prisoner was battered to death with a table leg" Similar pummelpoundrain blows onbuffetbelabourthrashbeat upabusehitstrikebeatsmackassaultattackthumplashaim blows atinformal:whackcloutwallopbashclobberbopbiffsockdeckplugknock aboutknock aroundknock into the middle of next weekbeat the living daylights out ofgive someone a good hidinglay intolace intodo overrough updamageinjurehurtharmimpairmarspoildestroydemolishcrushshattersmashruininformal:totaltrash
   • ▪ subject (one's spouse, partner, or child) to repeated violence and assault: "the loss of his baby turned him into a domineering bully who battered his partner"
   • ▪ censure, criticize, or defeat severely: "he was battered at times by critics"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat’ (from Latin battuere) + -er3.

   Derivatives

   • 1. batterer noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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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.

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   BATTER meaning: 1. to hit something with force many times: 2. to hit and behave violently towards a person…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of BATTER is to beat with successive blows so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish. How to use batter in a sentence.

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   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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbatter verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › batterBatter - definition of batter by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBATTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.