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bat·ter1
 batter1
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- pronunciation:
- bae
t
 r
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
batters, battering, battered |
| definition 1: |
to beat hard and repeatedly, or to damage by so beating.
The young boxer battered his opponent.The police could see that the wife had been battered.The waves battered the shore.- synonyms:
- beat, pommel, pound, pummel
- similar words:
- belabor, buffet, cane, clobber, cudgel, drub, hit, knock around, lather, maul, rough up, thrash, trounce, wallop
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| definition 2: |
to wear down by constant pressure or use.
He was battered by life's trials.- synonyms:
- break, wear
- similar words:
- cripple, exhaust, overcome, waste, weaken
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| related words: |
abuse, assault, beat, butt, club, dash, hail, hammer, punish, smash, thump |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to hit with heavy, repeated blows.
- synonyms:
- beat, pound
- similar words:
- hit, smash
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| related words: |
hail, hammer |
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| derivation: |
batterer (n.) |
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