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Battering

/ˈbætəɹɪŋ(ɡ)/

To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

📖 Definitions of "Battering"

verb
  1. 1

    To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

    "The firemen battered down the door."

  2. 2

    To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

    "I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs."

  3. 3

    To defeat soundly; to thrash.

    "Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0."

  4. 4

    (usually in the passive) To intoxicate.

    "I was battered last night on our pub crawl."

verb
  1. 1

    To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).

noun
  1. 1

    A heavy beating

  2. 2

    A large defeat

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bangingnoun(slang) Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great.

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bangingnoun(slang) Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great.
beatingnounThe pulsation of the heart.
whippingnoun(uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream.
mistreatmentnounCruel, abusive, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (or rarely an object).
maltreatmentnounCruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.
ill-treatmentnounbad, unkind or abusive treatment
abusenounImproper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
wifenounA married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
ramsnoun(card games) A French trick-taking card game related to nap and loo.
ramnoun(zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated.
abusesnounImproper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
abusingverbCapable of being abused.
assaultingverb(transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
beatingsnounThe pulsation of the heart.
injuriesnounDamage to the body of a living thing.
thrashingnounAction of the verb to thrash.
pummelingnounA beating.
pummellingnounA beating.
lambastingverbA harsh reprimand.
thumpingnounA dull, heavy sound.

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