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battered

verb

Meaning

  • To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

    "The firemen battered down the door."

  • To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

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

  • To defeat soundly; to thrash.

    "Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0."

  • (usually in the passive) To intoxicate.

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

  • To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.

Synonyms

intoxicate,
thrash

verb

Meaning

  • To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).

adjective

Meaning

  • Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.

  • Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.

  • Coated with batter.