[{"word":"battering","phonetic":"/ˈbætəɹɪŋ(ɡ)/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈbætəɹɪŋ(ɡ)/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The firemen battered down the door."},{"definition":"To coat with batter (the food ingredient).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs."},{"definition":"To defeat soundly; to thrash.","synonyms":["thrash"],"antonyms":[],"example":"Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0."},{"definition":"(usually in the passive) To intoxicate.","synonyms":["intoxicate"],"antonyms":[],"example":"I was battered last night on our pub crawl."},{"definition":"To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["intoxicate","thrash"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A heavy beating","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A large defeat","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/batter","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/battering"]}]