BATTER, BATTERED
ADJECTIVES
1611 ► BATTERABLE that can be battered or bruised by beating
20C.. ► BANGED UP battered, broken; said of objects, esp. of a car with notable damage to the panel work → sl.
1931 ► BOOGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused → Amer. dial.
1931 ► BUGGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused → Amer. dial.
1975 ► BUNGDOWN battered, used up, belabored → Amer. dial.
1979 ► DINGED UP battered → Aust. sl.
VERBS
1430 ► CRAZE to batter with blows, to bruise, to crush, to damage → obs.
1450 ► HATTER to batter the edge or face of, to erode; to bruise with blows → obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1801 ► SCASH → SCASS to batter, to beat; to crush or press roughly or carelessly → Sc. obs.
1824 ► LABOUR to batter, to beat, to thrash, to belabour → Sc.
1826 ► TINKER to batter, to maul → boxing sl.
1850 ► LEWDER to hammer, to batter; to beat severely, to thrash → Sc.
1911 ► BESNANG to batter, to crush, to beat in → Sc. (Bk.)
1939 ► BANJAX to batter; to break; to beat → sl.
1946 ► CLOBBER to batter, to beat; to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting; to thrash → sl.
1955 ► LAMMER to batter, to beat → Sc.
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