I. ˈbad.ə(r), -atə- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English bateren, probably freq. of batten to bat — more at bat
transitive verb
1.
a. : to beat with successive blows : beat repeatedly and violently so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish
he's got sense enough not to batter his head against a stone wall for a lost cause — Mary Deasy
they battered open the door — E.E.Shipton
b. : to assail originally with a battering ram but now especially with an artillery bombardment so as to break down or demolish : bombard
they battered down with cannon the beautiful apartment houses — Sinclair Lewis
2.
a. : to subject to strong, overwhelming, or repeated attack
the English professional class has been battered by change — V.S.Pritchett
b. : to drive by strong, overwhelming, or repeated attack
the constant change of theme soon batters the reader into exhaustion — A.J.P.Taylor
3. : to wear or damage by blows or hard usage
the raincoat and the hat were now battered by weather out of their former glossiness — John Buchan
seems so much cruder in sensibility and expression as well as rather battered in appearance — Willa Cather
intransitive verb
: to strike heavily and repeatedly : beat , pound
flies battered against and buzzed around the electric-light bulbs — D.B.Chidsey
Synonyms: see maim
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bater, probably from bateren
1. : a mixture (as for cake or waffles) that consists of flour, liquid, and other ingredients and is thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon — compare dough
2. Scotland : a paste of flour and water
3. : the act or result of battering: as
a. : a damaged area on a printing surface (as a plate or type)
b.
(1) : the wear on the surface of a railhead at or near a track joint
(2) : a deviation from the vertical in the upright members forming a trestle bent
III. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
intransitive verb
: to have a receding upward slope
transitive verb
: to give a receding upward slope to (as a wall)
IV. noun
( -s )
: a receding upward slope of the outer face of a wall or other structure usually causing a decrease in thickness as it ascends
V. noun
( -s )
Etymology: bat (II) + -er
1. : one that bats ; especially : the player (as in baseball or cricket) whose turn it is to bat
2.
a. or batter-out ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷
(1) : a pottery worker who shapes balls of soft clay and throws them into the hollow molds used in forming wares — called also baller, cup baller
(2) : a pottery worker who spreads bats for plates or similar dishes and throws them upon the center of the mold
b. : a plaster block with a handle used in ceramics in making bats