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batter down
To remove or destroy a particular structure. A noun or pronoun can be used between "batter" and "down." Which wall will the construction crew batter down?
batter up
1. verb To harm or damage someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "batter" and "up." That accident battered up the door of my car. I think that kid will listen to us if we batter him up a bit and scare him.
2. noun An expression used to summon the next batter to home plate in a baseball game. Let's get this game started. Batter up!
battered
Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really battered!
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battered and bruised
1. Having many minor injuries, as from a physical assault or altercation. He drank too much at the bar, got into a fight, and showed up at our door all battered and bruised.
2. Thoroughly worn down or exhausted, as from an exhausting or trying experience. The home team, though battered and bruised, emerged victorious from the tough match. The prosecutors went after us relentlessly during the trial, and we felt battered and bruised by the end of the it.
bruised and battered
1. Having many minor injuries, as from a physical assault or altercation. He drank too much at the bar, got into a fight, and showed up at our door all bruised and battered.
2. Thoroughly worn down or exhausted, as from an exhausting or trying experience. The home team, though bruised and battered, emerged victorious from the tough match. The prosecutors went after us relentlessly during the trial, and we felt bruised and battered by the end of the it.
dust off the batter
In baseball, to throw a pitch at or very close to the body of the batter. Primarily heard in US. Don't be afraid to dust off the batter a bit if he's crowding the plate.
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batter someone or something up
to damage or harm someone or something. Max threatened to batter Lefty up within an inch of his life. Who battered up this desk?
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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
battered
mod. alcohol intoxicated. Man, was I battered. I will never drink another drop.
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