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5 N‑VAR Batter is a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk that is used in cooking. □  …pancake batter. □  …fish in batter.

6 N‑COUNT In sports such as baseball and softball, a batter is a person who hits the ball with a wooden bat. □  …batters and pitchers.

7 → see also battered , battering

bat|tered /bæ tə ^r d/ ADJ Something that is battered is old and in poor condition because it has been used a lot. □  He drove up in a battered old car. □  …a battered leather suitcase.

bat|ter|ing /bæ tər I ŋ/ (batterings ) N‑COUNT If something takes a battering , it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action. □  Sterling took a battering yesterday as worries grew about the state of Britain's economy.

ba t|ter|ing ram (battering rams ) also battering-ram N‑COUNT A battering ram is a long heavy piece of wood that is used to knock down the locked doors of buildings. □  They got a battering ram to smash down the door.

bat|tery /bæ təri/ (batteries )

1 N‑COUNT Batteries are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as torches and children's toys. □  The shavers come complete with batteries. □  …a battery-operated radio. □  …rechargeable batteries.

2 N‑COUNT A car battery is a rectangular box containing acid that is found in a car engine. It provides the electricity needed to start the car. □  …a car with a flat battery.

3 N‑COUNT A battery of equipment such as guns, lights, or computers is a large set of it kept together in one place. □ [+ of ] They stopped beside a battery of abandoned guns. □ [+ of ] …batteries of spotlights set up on rooftops.

4 N‑COUNT A battery of people or things is a very large number of them. □ [+ of ] …a battery of journalists and television cameras.

5 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A battery of tests is a set of tests that is used to assess a number of different aspects of something, such as your health. □ [+ of ] We give a battery of tests to each patient.

6 ADJ [ADJ n] Battery farming is a system of breeding chickens and hens in which large numbers of them are kept in small cages, and used for their meat and eggs. [BRIT ] □  …battery hens being raised in dark, cramped conditions.

7 → see also assault and battery

8to recharge your batteries → see recharge

bat|tle ◆◆◇ /bæ t ^ə l/ (battles , battling , battled )

1 N‑VAR A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war. □  …the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne. □  …after a gun battle between police and drug traffickers. □  …men who die in battle.

2 N‑COUNT A battle is a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control. □  The political battle over the pre-budget report promises to be a bitter one. □  …the eternal battle between good and evil in the world. □  …a macho battle for supremacy.

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] You can use battle to refer to someone's efforts to achieve something in spite of very difficult circumstances. □ [+ against ] …the battle against crime. □ [+ with ] She has fought a constant battle with her weight. □ [+ against ] Greg lost his brave battle against cancer two years ago.