battering
Pronunciation:
/ˈbætəɹɪŋ(ɡ)/verb
Definitions
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
Example: The firemen battered down the door.
To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
Example: I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.
To defeat soundly; to thrash.
Example: Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.
Synonyms:thrash(usually in the passive) To intoxicate.
Example: I was battered last night on our pub crawl.
Synonyms:intoxicate
verb
Definitions
To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
noun
Definitions
A heavy beating
A large defeat