Batter

v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters v. tr.
 * Batter**

1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows. 2. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse. 3. To damage, as by heavy wear. 4. To operate against (walls, fortifications, etc.) with artillery, or in ancient times with the battering ram, with the purpose (and result) of breaking down or demolishing them; to bombard.



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