nnoun.actthe act of subjecting to strong attackSynset:banging
Hypernyms:combat fight fighting scrap
Inherited Hypernyms:batteringfightconflictgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:batteringfightconflictgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactstrike against forcefullySynset:batter buffet knock about
Hypernyms:strike
Inherited Hypernyms:buffetstriketouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contactstrike violently and repeatedlySynset:baste batter clobber
Examples:- She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
Hypernyms:beat beat up work over
Inherited Hypernyms:clobberbeat
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: batter, baste, clobber)
vverb.changemake a dent or impression inSynset:batter dinge
Hypernyms:change form change shape deform
Inherited Hypernyms:dingechange shapechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something