1. Heavy, repeated striking or attacking
   "The coastal town endured a battering from the hurricane"
    
2. Repeated physical violence against a person, especially a domestic partner
   "She suffered years of battering from her spouse"

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"

Derived forms: batterings

See also: knock

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

Encyclopedia: Battering