verb🔗ShareTo hit or strike violently and repeatedly."The firemen battered down the door."actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo coat with batter (the food ingredient)."I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs."foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo defeat soundly; to thrash."Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0."actionsportwarmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(usually in the passive) To intoxicate."I was battered last night on our pub crawl."drinksensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly."The blacksmith was battering the hot steel, slowly shaping it into a horseshoe. "materialtechnicalindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo slope (of walls, buildings etc.)."The ancient castle walls are battering inward, making it difficult to walk along the top. "architectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA heavy beating"The old car sustained a severe battering from the hailstorm. "actionpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA large defeat"The team's recent battering in the soccer tournament left them discouraged. "outcomeeventdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading