batter down

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batter something down

to smash or break down something, such as a wall, door, or any defensive structure. Do they have to batter anything down as part of the construction project? They battered down the wall as a first step in enlarging the house.

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Shiv Pabary, pictured far left, says it is "unfathomable" why two masked men would batter down the door of his home and leave his autistic brother, left, lying bloodied on the ground with a fractured skull. Masked thugs in home assault; One hurt as magistrate's house targeted by The Journal (Newcastle, England) ARJEN ROBBEN reckons Holland will need to batter down a dark blue defensive wall when they go in to battle with Scotland. Robben goes to the wall by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) They struggled to batter down the door but could not get in. Tributes to blaze death nurse as detectives rule out arson by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)			barter away barter for barter off barter with base base on base opinion on bash bash against bash around bash in bash up bask in basket basket case bat bat an eye bat around bat for the other side bath bathe in bathroom bats batten down the hatches batter batter down batter up battery batting battle battle against battle for battle of the bulge battle out bawl bawl out bay bay at be [glad etc.] to see the back of be a [athlete etc.] in the making be a [crisis etc.] in the making be a [Londoner etc.] through and through be a barrel of laughs be a bed of nails be a bit much be a blessing in disguise be a bundle of laughs be a bundle of nerves be a chapter of accidents be a closed book be a crock of shit			Battenbergs battenboard Battenburg battened battened battened column battened door battened down the hatches battened down the hatches battened shutters battened wall battening battening battening down the hatches battening down the hatches battens battens battens down the hatches battens down the hatches Battens Performance Tuning batter batter batter batter batter batter about batter board batter brace batter bread Batter Burger batter down Batter head Batter head batter in batter level batter pile batter post Batter rule Batter rule Batter side Batter side batter stick Batter Up batter's box Batter's Box Fantasy League batter-fried battercake battered battered battered battered battered Battered Babe Syndrome Battered Babe Syndrome Battered Babe Syndrome Battered Babe Syndrome Battered Baby battered baby syndrome Battered Buttock Syndrome battered child battered child

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