'Battering' definitions:
Definition of 'battering'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of subjecting to strong attack [syn: battering, banging]
Definition of 'Battering'
From: GCIDE
- Batter \Bat"ter\ (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battered (b[a^]t"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battering.] [OE. bateren, OF. batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. Abate, Bate to abate.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage. "Each battered jade." --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'battering'
From: GCIDE
- battering \bat"ter*ing\ n. the act or process of subjecting to strong repeated blows.
- Syn: banging. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'battering'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- assault,
- attack,
- butchery,
- disorderliness,
- forcible seizure,
- killing,
- laying waste,
- looting,
- massacre,
- obstreperousness,
- onslaught,
- pillaging,
- rape,
- riot,
- rioting,
- sacking,
- slaughter,
- sowing with salt,
- unruliness,
- violation