To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
The firemen battered down the door.
To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs.
To defeat soundly; to thrash.
Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0.
(usually in the passive) To intoxicate.
I was battered last night on our pub crawl.
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
A heavy beating
A large defeat