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battering
noun(bat-ter-ing)violent physical abuse that usually involves the act of striking someone repeatedly or heavily in order to cause injury
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noun(bat-ter-ing)a damaging experience or situation : an injury, setback, or defeat
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verb(bat-ter-ing)to beat with successive blows so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish
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verb(bat-ter-ing)bombard
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verb(bat-ter-ing)to commit battery against (someone) : to offensively touch or use force on (a person) without the person's consent
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verb(bat-ter-ing)to coat with a mixture (as of flour and egg) for frying : to coat (food) with batter
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verb(bat-ter-ing)to give a receding upward slope to (something, such as a wall)
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noun(bat-ter-ing)a military siege engine consisting of a large wooden beam with a head of iron used in ancient times to beat down the walls of a besieged place
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noun(bat-ter-ing)a heavy metal bar with handles used (as by firefighters) to batter down doors and walls
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idiom(bat-ter-ing)to do poorly