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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Batter \Bat"ter\ (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battered} (-t[~e]rd); p. pr & vb n. {Battering}.] [OE. bateren OF batre, F. battre, fr LL battere, for L. batuere to strike, beat of unknown origin. Cf {Abate}, {Bate} to abate.] 1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as to batter a wall or rampart. 2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage. ``Each battered jade.'' --Pope. 3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: battered adj 1: damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford" [syn: {beat-up}, {beaten-up}] 2: damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat" 3: beaten repeatedly with heavy blows; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome" [syn: {beaten}]
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