battered C1 Topic:Time US /ˈbætəɹd/ UK /ˈbætəd/ See IPA manual Freq #14206 Meanings 1 adj Damaged and worn out from being hit or heavily used. He drove around town in a battered old car held together with rust and tape. 2 adj Hurt by repeated physical or emotional abuse over time. The shelter offers a safe place for battered women and their children. 3 adj Coated in a thin mixture of flour and liquid before frying. We ordered battered cod and chips at the seaside cafe. 4 verb Past tense and past participle of batter: to hit something hard and repeatedly. The storm battered the coast for three days straight. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · damaged and worn out from... beat-upbeaten-up Word family Derived forms nonbatteredoverbatteredunbattered Common collocations battered woman Adjective + noun Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # battered **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈbætəɹd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbætəd/ **Frequency rank:** 14206 ## Meanings 1. Damaged and worn out from being hit or heavily used. 2. Hurt by repeated physical or emotional abuse over time. 3. Coated in a thin mixture of flour and liquid before frying. 4. Past tense and past participle of batter: to hit something hard and repeatedly. ## Examples - He drove around town in a battered old car held together with rust and tape. - The shelter offers a safe place for battered women and their children. - We ordered battered cod and chips at the seaside cafe. - The storm battered the coast for three days straight. ## Derived Forms - nonbattered - overbattered - unbattered ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown