battered

Meanings

1. 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. 2
   adj

   Hurt by repeated physical or emotional abuse over time.

   The shelter offers a safe place for battered women and their children.

3. 3
   adj

   Coated in a thin mixture of flour and liquid before frying.

   We ordered battered cod and chips at the seaside cafe.

4. 4
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of batter: to hit something hard and repeatedly.

   The storm battered the coast for three days straight.

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