Search Result:battered
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋbætZd 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊbætәd 〕
Overview of verb batter
The verb batter has 3 senses
- buffet, knock about, batter -- (strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent")
- clobber, baste, batter -- (strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her")
- dinge, batter -- (make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat")
Overview of adj battered
The adj battered has 3 senses
- battered, beat-up, beaten-up -- (damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford")
- battered -- (damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat")
- battered -- (exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome")