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Definition of Battered

Battered
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.
Batter
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.
Batter
Batter Bat"ter, n. [OE. batere, batire; cf. OF. bateure, bature, a beating. See Batter, v. t.] 1. A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery. --King. 2. Paste of clay or loam. --Holland. 3. (Printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
Batter
Batter Bat"ter, n. A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope. Batter rule, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall is regulated in building.
Batter
Batter Bat"ter, v. i. (Arch.) To slope gently backward.
Batter
Batter Bat"ter, n. One who wields a bat; a batsman.

Meaning of Battered from wikipedia

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- Iceland and Russia. Foods that are commonly beer-battered and fried include fish, chips, and onion rings. Batters are used in many cuisines under many names...
- Battered sausages are a type of sausage found all across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The battered sausage is a standard menu...
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- the term used is BWS rather than a gender-neutral battered person syndrome (BPS) or even battered man syndrome (BMS). Of course, men are abused by women...
- Batter up or Batter Up may refer to: a baseball term Batter-Up Baseball, 1950s/1960s card game Batter Up, a 1991 Sega Game Gear video game Super Batter...
- The batter's eye or batter's eye screen is a solid-colored, usually dark area beyond the center field wall of a baseball stadium, that is the visual backdrop...
- Battered corners are an architectural detail in some buildings. Old Dutch Church (Kingston, New York) and Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin are two U.S....
- physical violence. Terms such as wife abuse, wife beating, wife battering, and battered woman were used, but have declined in po****rity due to efforts...
- Other terms that may be used to describe battered walls are "tapered" and "flared". Typically in a battered wall, the taper provides a wide base to carry...