1. Damaged by blows or hard usage
   "a battered old car";
   - beat-up, beaten-up
    
2. Not in good condition after much use
   "his battered old hat"
    
3. Exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury
   "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome"

1. Strike violently and repeatedly
   "She battered the man who tried to attack her";
   - clobber [informal], baste
    
2. Strike against forcefully
   "Winds battered the tent";
   - buffet, knock about
    
3. Make a dent or impression in
   "batter a soft hat";
   - dinge
    
4. Criticize harshly and persistently
   "The opposition continued to batter the government's policies"

See also: abused, damaged, ill-treated, knock, maltreated, mistreated, worn

Type of: beat, beat up, change form, change shape, deform, strike, work over [informal]

Encyclopedia: Battered