(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If someone is ~ed, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
...evidence that the child was being ~ed.
...boys who witness fathers ~ing their mothers.
...~ed wives.
VERB: be V-ed, V n, V-ed
~ing
Leaving the relationship does not mean that the ~ing will stop.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
To ~ someone means to hit them many times, using fists or a heavy object.
He ~ed her around the head...
He was ~ed unconscious.
VERB: V n prep/adv, be V-ed adj, also V n
~ed
Her ~ed body was discovered in a field.
ADJ
3.
If a place is ~ed by wind, rain, or storms, it is seriously damaged or affected by very bad weather.
The country has been ~ed by winds of between fifty and seventy miles an hour.
...a storm that’s been ~ing the Northeast coastline.
= pound
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, V n
4.
If you ~ something, you hit it many times, using your fists or a heavy object.
They were ~ing the door, they were breaking in...
Batter the steaks flat.
VERB: V n, V n adj
5.
Batter is a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk that is used in cooking.
...pancake ~.
...fish in ~.
N-VAR
6.
In sports such as baseball and softball, a ~ is a person who hits the ball with a wooden bat.
...~s and pitchers.
N-COUNT
7.
see also ~ed , ~ing