Battered

Word BATTERED
Character 8
Hyphenation battered
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Battered"

What do we mean by battered?

To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

To defeat soundly; to thrash.

(usually in the passive) To intoxicate.

To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.

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The word "battered" in example sentences

Most often they do not leave, and the violence continues; psychologists call it battered women's syndrome. ❋ Bob Burnett (2010)

Famed contrarian value investor David Dreman declared in July that investors were missing out on some terrific stock market bargains because they were suffering from a bad case of what he called battered investor syndrome. ❋ BRIAN MILNER (2010)

Personally I think Rihanna is suffering from what I call battered woman's syndrome, which is a nice way of saying that a woman who has gotten her 'A' double 'S' kicked in will support her man. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For someone who has been battered from the Repubs to the "Tea Partiers" plus the public, this man has been able to get things moving despite the destructive attitudes of just about everyone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Both may seem a bit stressed and battered from the outside but the inside was stronger and more beautiful than ever. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Where surfers used to live in battered vans and old motor homes, the town has cleared the prickly beach weeds and constructed a promenade of paving stones, beautifully landscaped with flowers and shrubs. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Dying, being battered is NOT enjoying the debate, that is the most removed, out of touch, pathological thing one can say! ❋ Unknown (2008)

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Wilma's fierce winds and rain battered Mexico's famed Caribbean beach resorts on Friday, knocking over trees and trapping thousands of nervous tourists inside cramped shelters. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Quadriplegic rugby players armor themselves in battered aluminum wheelchairs that look like something straight out of Mad Max, and they hurtle around the court at astonishing speeds, smashing into the opposing team so hard that sometimes people fly right out of their chair. ❋ Unknown (2005)

We're both battered from the work: Emily fell off a kitchen stool this morning while washing the upstairs windows, and I banged my head against a drainpipe when I was cleaning under the bathroom sink. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Parkway Billiards is an old pool hall decked out in battered hardwoods, giant crystal chandeliers, nappy green carpet, and brass fixtures. ❋ Moriarty6 (2005)

In Senegal, people careened through the capital of Dakar in battered old cars, celebrating. ❋ Unknown (2002)

If it occurs a second time, and she remains in the situation, she is defined as a battered woman. ❋ Donald T. Dickson (1995)

At length some determined hand again battered at the door. ❋ Unknown (1897)

Such a legal approach is known as the battered woman's defense, and it has mixed results. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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