battered

Definition of Battered in English :

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Adjective

1. battered, beat-up, beaten-up

damaged by blows or hard usage

Example Sentences:
'a battered old car'
'the beaten-up old Ford'

2. battered

damaged especially by hard usage

Example Sentences:
'his battered old hat'

3. battered

exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury

Example Sentences:
'a battered child'
'the battered woman syndrome'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Battered

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adjective

subjected to persistent physical violence, esp by a partner or close relative living in the same house

a battered baby

adjective

coated in batter

a battered cod

Battered

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v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters

v.tr.

1.

a. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows. See Synonyms at beat.

b. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse.

2. To damage, as by heavy wear: a shed battered by high winds.

3.

a. To attack verbally, as with criticism.

b. To harass or distress, as with repeated questions. See Synonyms at assault.

v.intr.

To deliver repeated heavy blows; pound: battered on the door with both fists.

n.
Printing

A damaged area on the face of type or on a plate.

n.

A liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, milk, and eggs, used in cooking.

tr.v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters

To coat in batter: battered the vegetables and then fried them.

n.

A slope, as of the outer face of a wall, that recedes from bottom to top.

tr.v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters

To construct so as to create an upwardly receding slope.

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