(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage.
(v. t.) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
(v. t.) A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.
(v. t.) Paste of clay or loam.
(v. t.) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
(n.) A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.
(v. i.) To slope gently backward.
(n.) One who wields a bat; a batsman.
Example Sentences:
(1) They broke in with a battering ram: an armoured vehicle known as a Bearcat.
(2) The physical effects of chlorination as demonstrated by experiments with batters and cakes and by physicochemical observations of flour and its fractions are also considered.
(3) Forty-nine women who attended a surgical emergency department after being battered are the subjects of this prospective study.
(4) Autopsy findings were consistent with a severely chronically battered child.
(5) Two years later, the Guardian could point to reforms that owed much to what Ashley called his "bloody-mindedness" in five areas: non-disclosure of victims' names in rape cases; the rights of battered wives; the ending of fuel disconnections for elderly people; a royal commission on the legal profession; and civil liability for damages such as those due to thalidomide victims.
(6) Fatally "battered" children, the victims of multiple, metasynchronous traumata, represent a significant fraction (22%) of the overall pedicide population and constitute a segment of the victims with a potential for being saved by intervention.
(7) Finally, what do you do if you are the director of an Australian ad agency and you want to sell your old, battered 1999 hatchback?
(8) A new, terrible curse that comes on top of the bleaching, the battering, the poisoning and the pollution.
(9) The announcements included a message from the Chief of Police regarding the seriousness of battering, and the referral numbers.
(10) The mother and stepfather of a four-year-old boy who was battered to death after being subjected to a six-month regime of starvation and physical torture will be jailed for life on Friday after being found guilty of murdering the boy, whose body was so emaciated that one experienced health worker compared it to that of a concentration camp victim.
(11) He has opinions on everything, and he hurls them at you so enthusiastically, so ferociously, that before long you feel battered.
(12) Cards pile on the runs, and here comes Hurdle to get Burnett, about three batters too late.
(13) They can expect to be swamped more often by tidal surges, battered by ever stronger typhoons and storms, and hit by deeper droughts.
(14) As described above, the nature of this series with Chicago means the Kings will be battered and probably somewhat exhausted.
(15) Among the 1,142 girls and boys aged 9 to 11 years, 8.2% were seriously battered, 58% were mildly battered and 33.8% were unbattered during the past year.
(16) Assessment and interventions for sexual abuse are necessary in all women's health settings, especially if a woman is battered.
(17) Child abuse or battered child syndrome is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood in the United States and is not uncommon in our country.
(18) 32 min: Tiki-taka has taken a real battering in recent weeks.
(19) Chelsea, racism and the Premier League’s role | Letters Read more Mighty Manchester United had just been humbled by lowly Leicester City, battered 5-3.
(20) Recidivism is an associated feature.The risk of battering possibly diminishes with time.
Slugger
Definition:
(n.) One who strikes heavy blows; hence, a boxer; a prize fighter.
Example Sentences:
(1) A two run home run for the Rays slugger, and, kapow, Price has a three run lead.
(2) Manager Mike Scioscia may have one-time slugger Josh Hamilton back in time for the postseason, should he heal from rib inflammation ( if they even need him ); same goes for starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker, who has carried the team down the stretch and is recovering from a mild left rib-cage strain , not to mention his rookie hazing role as a Saudi oil tycoon.
(3) The Red Sox were led by powerful performances from starting pitcher Jon Lester and slugger David Ortiz and will head back to Boston for the last two games with a 3-2 series lead.
(4) Triple Crown winner Cabrera is due $44 million over the final two years of his current $152.3 million, eight-year contract that runs through 2015, and sources say the slugger will make $248 million over eight seasons in the new deal.
(5) Union head Michael Weiner said the punishment for the slugger was "way out of line."
(6) First off, Tulo leads the NL in an array of statistics – batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, runs scored, offensive WAR, trailing the Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton by two home runs with 18.
(7) 1.45am BST Rays 1 - Rangers 0, bottom of 2nd Beltre knocks a leadoff double into the corner, but the slugger, nursing a sore hamstring, one which he aggravated yesterday, looks terrible on the bases.
(8) TBS got right to it with Nelson Cruz, being granted an interview with the slugger on the condition that they do not bring up his PED suspension.
(9) ESPN cited two sources in first reporting the result, saying the Milwaukee Brewers slugger tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone, adding that a later test by the World Anti-Doping Agency lab in Montreal determined the testosterone was synthetic.
(10) Ultimately, it came down to an appreciation by the judges of contrasting yet wholly complementary skills that meshed to the delight of the screaming crowd of 20,000 in the MGM Grand Garden Arena: a rumble-forward quality slugger against the master of the counter.
(11) The former slugger hits it to....drum roll please, Neal Walker at second base.
(12) Instead of two on and two out, the Red Sox found themselves with the bases loaded and slugger Mike Napoli, who has been here before, coming to the plate.
(13) Alex Rodriguez just surpassed Willie Mays for sole possession of 4th place on baseball’s all-time home runs list.” The slugger pumped his fist as he rounded first base, and fans gave Rodriguez a standing ovation as he was greeted warmly in the dugout by his team-mates.
(14) An American friend has already sent me a few suggestions regarding the places I might visit, including whiskey distilleries , Lower Broadway in Nashville , Graceland , the John Dillinger museum , the home of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat , demolition derbies , some other things.
(15) The Tigers appear to have been undeterred by recent big money, long-term contracts for ageing sluggers, such as Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton and Alex Rodriguez, which already look like very bad investments.
(16) The Yankees' slugger was initially suspended along with 12 other players in August for his part in the Biogenesis scandal , in which MLB players were accused of involvement with performance enhancing drugs allegedly supplied by the now defunct South Florida anti-aging clinic.
(17) The New York Yankee has launched a lawsuit asking a federal judge to throw out an arbitrator's decision to suspend the slugger for the whole of the 2014 season over his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs.
(18) The New York Yankees slugger announced the news at a press conference on Sunday morning, bringing an end to a 22-season career in which he recorded 696 home runs ( fourth all-time ), 2,084 RBIs and a batting average of .295.
(19) The New York Yankee slugger was banned for 211 games last August but appealed and kept playing until the end of the season.
(20) The club and the league have both repeatedly denied allegations that they are aiming to end the slugger's career.