battered

bat·ter ¹  (btr)

v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters

v.tr.

1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows.

2. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse.

3. To damage, as by heavy wear.

v.intr.

To pound repeatedly with heavy blows.

n. Printing

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

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[Middle English bateren, from Old French batre, from Late Latin battere, from Latin battuere.]

Synonyms: batter¹, maim, mangle¹, maul, mutilate
These verbs mean to damage, injure, or disfigure by beating, abuse, or hard use: a house battered by a hurricane; a construction worker maimed in an accident; machinery that mangled the worker's fingers; a tent mauled by a hungry bear; mutilated the painting with a razor. See Also Synonyms at beat.

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bat·ter ²  (btr)

n. Sports

The player at bat in baseball and cricket.

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bat·ter ³  (btr)

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.

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[Middle English bater, probably from Old French bateure, a beating, from batre, to beat; see batter¹.]

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bat·ter ⁴  (btr)

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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[Origin unknown.]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	battered - damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford" beat-up, beaten-up damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"
	2.	battered - damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat" worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
	3.	battered - exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome" ill-treated, maltreated, mistreated, abused - subjected to cruel treatment; "an abused wife"

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battered

adjective 1. beaten, injured, harmed, crushed, bruised, squashed, beat-up (informal) oppressed, manhandled, black-and-blue, ill-treated, maltreated

adjective 2. damaged, broken-down, wrecked, beat-up (informal) ramshackle, dilapidated

Translations

battered [ˈbætəd] adj [hat, pan] → estropeado

battered [ˈbætəd] batter adj [hat, pan] → cabossé(e);

battered wife/child → épouse/enfant maltraité(e) or martyr(e)

battered [ˈbætəd] adj (hat, pan) → verbeult;

battered wife → misshandelte Ehefrau;

battered child → misshandeltes Kind

battered [ˈbætəd] adj [hat] → sformato/a; [pan] → ammaccato/a;

battered wife/baby → consorte f /bambino/a maltrattato/a