BATTER
/ˈbætə(ɹ)/
8
Scrabble
9
WWF
B(3) A(1) T(1) T(1) E(1) R(1)
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Definition
/ˈbætə(ɹ)/
verb
- To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.“The firemen battered down the door.”
- To coat with batter (the food ingredient).“I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.”
- To defeat soundly; to thrash.“Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.”
- (usually in the passive) To intoxicate.“I was battered last night on our pub crawl.”
- To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
Source: Wiktionary
