1. repeated heavy hitting or striking
2. severe physical abuse or assault

1. used for hitting or breaking down something

Examples

• The old door couldn’t withstand the constant battering from the storm.
• Police used a battering ram to break down the suspect’s door.
• The boxer took a severe battering in the final round.
• The castle walls showed signs of battering from the siege.
• She escaped years of domestic battering by leaving her abusive husband.
• The battering waves crashed against the rocky shore.
• The building suffered extensive battering during the hurricane.