verb Download 🔗Share To hit or strike violently and repeatedly. Examples : "The firemen battered down the door." action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To coat with batter (the food ingredient). Examples : "I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs." food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To defeat soundly; to thrash. Examples : "Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0." action sport war military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (usually in the passive) To intoxicate. Examples : "I was battered last night on our pub crawl." drink sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly. Examples : "The blacksmith was battering the hot steel, slowly shaping it into a horseshoe. " material technical industry machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To slope (of walls, buildings etc.). Examples : "The ancient castle walls are battering inward, making it difficult to walk along the top. " architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A heavy beating Examples : "The old car sustained a severe battering from the hailstorm. " action police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A large defeat Examples : "The team's recent battering in the soccer tournament left them discouraged. " outcome event disaster Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading