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battered definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb batter Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb batter Entailment of verb batter Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb batter 3 senses of batter Sense 1 buffet, knock about batter => strike Sense 2 clobber, baste, batter => beat beat up Sense 3 dinge, batter => change shape, change form deform Familiarity of verb batter batter used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb batter Sense 1 buffet, knock about batter => strike -------------- Sense 2 clobber, baste, batter => beat beat up -------------- Sense 3 dinge, batter => change shape, change form deform -------------- Overview of verb batter The verb batter has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) buffet, knock about batter -- (strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent") 2. clobber, baste, batter -- (strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her") 3. dinge, batter -- (make a dent or impression in "dinge a soft hat") Overview of adj battered The adj battered has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) battered, beat-up, beaten-up -- (damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford") 2. (1) battered -- (damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat") 3. battered, beaten -- (beaten repeatedly with heavy blows; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome") Antonyms of adj battered 3 senses of battered Sense 1 battered, beat-up, beaten-up INDIRECT (VIA damaged) -> undamaged Sense 2 battered INDIRECT (VIA worn) -> unworn Sense 3 battered, beaten INDIRECT (VIA abused) -> unabused Similarity of adj battered 3 senses of battered Sense 1 battered, beat-up, beaten-up => damaged (vs. undamaged) Sense 2 battered => worn (vs. unworn) Sense 3 battered, beaten => abused (vs. unabused), ill-treated, maltreated, mistreated Attributes of adj battered Familiarity of adj battered battered used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj battered battered Overview of verb batter The verb batter has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) buffet, knock about batter -- (strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent") 2. clobber, baste, batter -- (strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her") 3. dinge, batter -- (make a dent or impression in "dinge a soft hat") Overview of adj battered The adj battered has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) battered, beat-up, beaten-up -- (damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford") 2. (1) battered -- (damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat") 3. battered, beaten -- (beaten repeatedly with heavy blows; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome")
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