batteredadjective
uk/ˈbæt.əd/us/ˈbæt̬.ɚd/battered adjective (HIT)
hurt by being repeatedly hit:
She set up a sanctuary for battered wives.
damaged, especially by being used a lot:
battered furniture/toys
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Hitting and beating
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- at-risk
- bang up sb/sth
- bashing
- deck
- kick
- knock
- knock sb's block off idiom
- lay
- lay sb out
- licking
- mess sb up
- pasting
- pound
- pummel
- put the boot in idiom
- swing
- thump
- whack
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In bad condition
battered adjective (COOKED)
covered with a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk before being cooked:
battered cod
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Cookery terms
- al dente
- au gratin
- breaded
- chiffon
- cookery
- drizzle
- extra-rare
- flambé
- gastronomy
- gratin
- hard-boiled
- oven glove
- potholder
- scramble
- spoonful
- tbsp
- teaspoonful
- tsp
- uncooked
- à la mode
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battered adjective (DRUNK)
slang UK very drunk
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Drunkenness & sobriety
- a drop too much (to drink) idiom
- alcoholic
- alcoholism
- be as high as a kite idiom
- beer goggles
- binge drinking
- blasted
- blind drunk
- bombed
- inebriated
- influence
- intoxicate
- intoxicated
- intoxicating
- sober (sb) up
- sobriety
- sot
- soused
- sozzled
- whacked
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