batter¹ /batˈər/

1. To hit with repeated blows
2. To damage or wear with beating or by use
3. To attack with artillery
4. To attack (people or ideas) (figurative)

battˈered adjective

1. Suffering frequent violent assaults
2. In particular battered baby (or child) a baby (or child) suffering such attacks at the hands of its parents, or battered wife a woman who suffers such attacks by her spouse

battˈerer noun

battˈering-ram noun

A large beam used for battering down walls

battered baby (or child) syndrome

A collection of symptoms found in a baby or young child, caused by violence on the part of the parent or other adult suffering from social and psychological disturbance

on the batter (slang)

On the bat, on a spree

batter² /batˈər/

1. Ingredients (usu flour and eggs) beaten along with some liquid (eg milk) into a paste (cookery)
2. Paste for sticking
3. A damaged piece of type (printing)

battˈered adjective

Covered or treated with batter

batter⁴ /batˈər/ (building)

A slope (eg of the face of a structure) upwards and backwards

To slope in this way

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