verb

1. To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

   “The firemen battered down the door.”

2. To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

   “I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.”

3. To defeat soundly; to thrash.

   “Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.”

Synonyms: intoxicate, thrash

verb

1. To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).

noun

1. A heavy beating

2. A large defeat