The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - batterv.

1) beat, hit, strike, clout, belabour, pound, pummel or pommel, pelt, bash, smite, thrash, Colloq wallop, clobber: He was battered till he was black and blue. 2) bombard, attack, assault: Battering by the cannons finally breached the wall of the fort. 3) maltreat, mistreat, ill-treat, abuse; maul, bruise, harm, mangle, disfigure: The police report an increase in complaints about battered wives and children.