battering
/ˈbætəɹɪŋ(ɡ)/
verb
- 1
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
“The firemen battered down the door.”
- 2
To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
“I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.”
- 3
To defeat soundly; to thrash.
“Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.”
- 4
(usually in the passive) To intoxicate.
“I was battered last night on our pub crawl.”
- 5
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
noun
- 1
A heavy beating
- 2
A large defeat
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