4 a long stick that is hold and thrown in the air by a person marching in front of a band, or by a majorette ( )

‘baton round noun (Br£) a rubber or plastic bullet that is fired to control a crowd that has become violent

batsman /‘baetsman/ noun (pi -men /-man/) (in cricket the player who is hitting the ball — picture o page R30

bat-tal ion /ba'taelian/ noun 1 (Br£) a large group of soldiers that form part of a brigade ■’( % |A W ) 'B 2 (formal) a large group of people, especially an organized group with a particular purpose ( A ) PA

{£: a battalion of supporters i A j## W PAf£

bat-ten /‘baetn/ noun, verb

* noun (technical Aic) a long strip of wood that is used to keep other building materials in place on a wall or roof

M&, mifk ( IfimiMI )

a verb ffiTOI .batten down the hatches 1 to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble Xt ?£ & 2 (on a ship $£ ±) to firmly shut all the entrances to the lower part, especially because a storm is expected ( JxlllAiffifj ) itjkl&lfrn milAfl .batten sth—down to fix sth firmly in position with wooden boards g] : He was busy battening down

all the shutters and doors. fiklEit# jfj Hf-MH o 'batten on sb (BrE, disapproving, formal) to live well by using other people’s money, etc. ft ( $ij A ) M; MAflEE

Bat-ten-berg /'baetanb3:g; NAmE -b3:rg/ (also 'Batten- berg cake) noun [C, U] a cake made from two cakes that are different colours, covered with marzipan E 0 A IS

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bat ter /'baeta(r)/ verb, noun

m verb [often passive] ~ at/on sth | ~ sb/sth to hit sb/sth hard many times, especially in a way that causes serious damage : [V] She battered at the

door with her fists. ₀ 0 [VN] He had

been badly battered about the head and face, fife |& fj jfj 0 Somebody had battered her to death, A JE M fT T/L 7 o 0 Severe winds have been battering the north coast. £E jxl — J=L ^ i| |§ ₀ o note at beat

Uihifi .batter sth- 'down to hit sth hard many times until it breaks or comes down ( ) ®I!£,

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u noun 1 [U, C] a mixture of eggs, milk and flour used in cooking to cover food such as fish or chicken before you fry it, or to make pancakes ) 2 [U, C]

(NAmE) a mixture of eggs, milk, flour, etc. used for making cakes iff) 3 [C] (NAmE) (in baseball #JA) the player who is hitting the ball — picture o page R30

bat-tered /'baetad; NAmE -tard/ adj. 1 old, used a lot, and not in very good condition ®£|B : cl battered

old car — 2 [usually before noun] attacked

violently and injured; attacked and badly damaged by weapons or by bad weather

A , A A A ) $ fr] (K) : battered women/children

/ JIM o The child had suffered what has become known as ‘battered baby syndrome. ’ $P A B. Eg) JU55|tA$F o Rockets and

shells continued to hit the battered port.

bat-ter-ing /'baetarip/ noun [U, sing.] a violent attack that injures or damages sb/sth fj; MS: wife battering

AAAWIIAHtA o (figurative) The film took a battering from critics in the US.

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'battering ram noun a long, heavy piece of wood used in war in the past for breaking down doors and walls

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bat tery 0-w /'baetri; -tari/ noun (pi. -ies)

1 [C] a device that is placed inside a car engine, clock, radio, etc. and that produces the electricity that makes it work A ftfe : to replace the batteries jg E ftfe 0 a

rechargeable battery | || ftfc 0 battery-powered/ -operated o a car battery