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1. The act of subjecting to strong attack
   - banging

1. Strike against forcefully
   "Winds battered the tent"
   - buffet, knock about
    
2. Strike violently and repeatedly
   "She battered the man who tried to attack her"
   - clobber, baste
    
3. Make a dent or impression in
   "batter a soft hat"
   - dinge

Derived forms: batterings

Type of: beat, beat up, change form, change shape, combat, deform, fight, fighting, scrap, strike, work over

Encyclopedia: Batter