Словарь синонимов английского языка - batter

(v) 1. beat, hit, strike, clout, belabour, pound, pummel ob 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 ford. 3. maltreat, mistreat, ill-treat, abuse; maul, bruise, harm, mangle, disfigure: The police report an increase in complaints about battered wives and children.