Batter+down
1batter down — ˈbatter ˌdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they batter down he/she/it batters down present participle battering down past tense …
2batter down — PHRASAL VERB If you batter a door down, you hit it so hard that it falls to pieces. [V n P] He would have to batter the door down... [V P n (not pron)] They used lorries to batter down embassy gates …
3batter down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms batter down : present tense I/you/we/they batter down he/she/it batters down present participle battering down past tense battered down past participle battered down to break a door or gate in order to get… …
4batter — [[t]bæ̱tə(r)[/t]] batters, battering, battered 1) VERB If someone is battered, they are regularity hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner. [be V ed] ...evidence that the child was being battered. [V n] ...boys who… …
5batter — bat|ter1 [ bætər ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to hit something very hard several times: BEAT: The rain battered against the windows. Huge waves battered the little ship. a ) to deliberately hit someone many times: BEAT: The court heard… …
6batter — I UK [ˈbætə(r)] / US [ˈbætər] verb Word forms batter : present tense I/you/we/they batter he/she/it batters present participle battering past tense battered past participle battered 1) a) [transitive] to deliberately hit someone many times The… …
7batter something down — ˌbatter sthˈdown derived to hit sth hard many times until it breaks or comes down • The police had to batter the door down. Main entry: ↑batterderived …
8batter — bat|ter1 [ˈbætə US ər] v [I always + adverb/preposition, T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: batre or English bat to hit ] to hit someone or something again and again, in a way that hurts someone or causes damage ▪ He was battered to death …
9Batter's eye — The batter s eye (short for batter s eye screen) is a solid colored, usually dark area beyond the center field wall of a baseball stadium, that is the visual backdrop directly in the line of sight of a baseball batter, while facing the pitcher… …
10batter — I. v. a. 1. Beat, smite, pelt, dash against. 2. Bruise, break, shatter, shiver, smash, demolish, destroy, strike down, knock down, shake to pieces, shiver to pieces. 3. Indent, wear, wear away, abrade, deface, mar, disfigure. II. v. n. 1. Attack… …
