English-Thai Dictionary
battalion
N กองทหาร กองพัน ทหาร กองทัพ โขลง หน่วย กองพัน garrison kong-ta-han
batten
N ไม้ยาว สำหรับ ดาม หรือ เป็น ที่ ค้ำ ไม้ระแนง ไม้ สำหรับ ตรึง ผ้าใบ เรือ mai-yao-sam-rab-dam-rue-pen-ti-kam
batten
VT ใช้ ไม้ ดาม ตรึง fasten chai-mai-dam
batten down
PHRV ผูก ไว้ กับ กระดาน ตรึง ไว้ ให้ แน่น (กับ กระดาน puk-wai-kab-kra-dan
batten down
PHRV เตรียมพร้อม รับ ปัญหา triam-prom-rab-pan-ha
batten on
PHRV กินดีอยู่ดี (โดย อาศัย ผู้อื่น fatten on kin-de-yu-de
batten upon
PHRV กินดีอยู่ดี (โดย อาศัย ผู้อื่น สมบูรณ์ ดี fatten on kin-de-yu-de
batter
N ผู้ ตี เบสบอล (หรือ คริก เก็ต phu-te-bes-bon
batter
N ส่วนผสม ที่ ทำ จาก แป้ง นม และ ไข่ ส่วนผสม ของ แป้ง เค้ก ที่ ผสม เสร็จ แล้ว suan-pa-som-ti-tham-jak-paeng-nom-lae-kai
batter
VT ทุบตี ติดต่อกัน ตี ติดต่อกัน โจมตี ติดต่อกัน beat thub-ti-tid-tor-kan
batter
VT เคลือบ ด้วย ส่วนผสม ที่ ทำ จาก แป้ง นม และ ไข่ คลุม หรือ หุ้ม ด้วย แป้ง เค้ก khleap-duai-suan-pa-som-ti-tham-jak-paeng-nom-lae-kai
batter about
PHRV ตบ ตี ทุบตี เตะ ต่อย bash about tob-te
batter down
PHRV ทุบตี ติดต่อกัน ทำร้าย หรือ ทำลาย อย่างต่อเนื่อง thub-ti-tid-tol-kan
batter up
PHRV ทุบ ให้ พัง ทุบ จน บุบ บี้ ตี จน พัง smash up thub-hai-pang
battered
ADJ ซึ่ง โหดร้าย ซึ่ง ทารุ ณ ทุบตี อย่าง ทารุ ณ sueng-hod-rai
battering
N การ ทุบตี อย่างรุนแรง kan-thub-tee-yang-run-raeng
battering ram
N ไม้ ท่อน ยาว ใหญ่ ที่ ใช้ ใน สงคราม สำหรับ พัง ประตู หรือ กำแพง mai-ton-yao-yai-ti-chai-nai-song-kram-sam-rab-phang pratu rue kamphaeng
batteringram
N สิ่ง ที่ ใช้ ดัน ประตู ของกอง ทัพ ทหาร สมัยโบรา ณ
battery
N กลุ่ม ของ อาวุธยุทธภัณ ฑ์ armory klum-kong-ar-wud-yud-tha-pan
battery
N กลุ่มคน ฝูงชน horde klum-kon
battery
N การทำร้ายร่างกาย การ โจมตี การต่อสู้ kan-tham-rai-rang-kai
battery
N แบตเตอรี่ ที่ กำเนิด ไฟฟ้า baet-tor-re
battery farm
N ฟาร์ม ที่ เลี้ยงสัตว์ จำนวน ไว้ ใน กรง หรือ เลี้ยง อย่าง แออัด factory farm fam-ti-liang-sad-jam-nuan-wai-nai-krong-rue-liang-yang-aer-add
batting
N การ ตี ลูกบอล
battle
N การต่อสู้ ดิ้นรน การแข่งขัน kan-tor-su-din-ron
battle
N การสู้ รบ การ ประจัญบาน การ รบ สงคราม ยุทธการ attack fight kan-su-rob
battle
VI ดิ้นรน ต่อสู้ มุ่งมั่น ฝ่าฟัน strive din-ron-tor-su
battle against
PHRV ต่อสู้ กับ tor-su-kab
battle cruiser
N เรือรบ armored cruiser ruea-rob
battle cruiser
SL ผับ บาร์ เหล้า ร้านเหล้า pub
battle fatigue
N โรคทางจิต อัน เกิด จาก สงคราม โรค กลัว สงคราม combat fatigue rok-thang-jit-an-koed-jak-song-kram
battle for
PHRV ต่อสู้ เพื่อ tor-su-phuea
battle on
PHRV รบ ต่อไป ดำเนินการ รบ ต่อไป สู้รบ ต่อ rob-tor-pai
battle out
PHRV ต่อสู้ จน จบ tor-su-jon-job
battle over
PHRV ต่อสู้ กัน ใน เรื่อง tor-su-kan-nai-rueang
battle royal
N การ รบ หรือ ต่อสู้ ที่ ไม่มี กฎ กติกา (คำ เป็นทางการ เป็น ภาษา วรรณ กรรม kan-rob-rue-tor-su-ti-mai-mee-kod-ka-ti-ka
battle with
PHRV ต่อสู้ กับ struggle with tor-su-kab
battle-scarred
ADJ เหมือน สงคราม muean-song-kram
battleaxe
N ขวาน ของ สงคราม battle-ax
battledress
N เครื่องแบบ ทหาร khrueang-baeb-ta-han
battlefield
N สนามรบ แนวรบ สมรภูมิ battleground sa-nam-rob
battleground
N สนามรบ แนวรบ สมรภูมิ battlefield sa-nam-rob
battlement
N ส่วน ของ กำแพง ที่ เป็น ช่อง ใช้ หลบ และ ต่อสู้ กับ ข้าศึก
battlements
N กำแพง ที่ มี แบบ เป็น รอย เว้า เป็นระยะๆ กำแพง ซึ่ง มี ใบ เสมา parapet kam-phaeng-ti-mee-baeb-pen-roi-wao-pen-ra-ya-ra-ya
battleship
N เรือรบ เหล็ก ขนาดใหญ่ warship ruea-rob-lek-ka-nad-yai
battue
N การล่าสัตว์ โดย ล่อ ให้ ออกจาก ที่ซ่อน
batty
ADJ บ้า (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ ติ๊งต๊อง crazy sane rational bar
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BATTABLE
a.Capable of cultivation. [Not in use. ]
BATTAILANT
n.[See Battle. ] A combatant. [Not used. ]
BATTAILOUS
a.[See Battle. ] Warlike; having the form or appearance of an army arrayed for battle; ; marshaled, as for an attack.
BATTALIA
n.[See Battle. ] 1. The order of battle; troops arrayed in their proper brigades, regiments, battalions, etc. , for action.
2. The main body of any army in array, distinguished from the wings.
BATTALION
n.[See Battle. ] A body of infantry, consisting of from 5 to 8 men; so called from being originally a body of men arrayed for battle. A battalion is generally a body of troops next below a regiment. Sometimes a battalion composed a regiment; more generally a regiment consists of two or more battalions. Shakespeare used the word for and army.
BATTALIONED
a.Formed into battalions.
BATTEL
n.[See Battle. ] In law, wager of battle, a species of trial for the decision of causes between parties. This species of trial is of high antiquity, among the rude military people of Europe. It was introduced into England, by William, the Norman Conqueror, and used in three cases only; in the court martial, or court of chivalry or honor; ; in appeals of felony; and in issues joined upon a writ of right. The contest was had before the judges, on a piece of ground inclosed, and the combatants were bound to fight till the stars appeared, unless the death of one party or victory sooner decided the contest. It is no longer is use.
BATTEL
v.i.To grow fat. [Not in use. ] [See Batten. ] 1. To stand indebted in the college books at Oxford, for provisions and drink, from the buttery. Hence a batteler answers to a sizer at Cambridge.
BATTEL
n.An account of the expenses of a student at Oxford.
BATTEL
a.[See Batten. ] Fertile; fruitful. [Not used. ]
BATTELER, BATTLER
n.A student at Oxford.
BATTEMENT
n.A beating; striking; ; impulse. [Not in use. ]
BATTEN
v.t.bat'n. [See Fat. ] 1. To fatten; to make fat; to make plump by plenteous feeding.
2. To fertilize or enrich land.
BATTEN
v.i.To grow or become fat; to live in luxury, or to grow fat in ease and luxury. The pampered monarch battening in ease.
BATTEN
n.A piece of board or scantling, of a few inches in breadth, used in making doors and windows. It is not as broad as a panel.
BATTEN
v.t.To form with battens.
BATTER
v.t.[L. batuo, to beat. See Beat. ] 1. To beat with successive blows; to beat with violence, so as to bruise, shake, or demolish; , as, to batter a wall.
2. To wear or impair with beating; as a battered pavement; a battered jade.
3. To attack with a battering ram.
4. To attack with heavy artillery, for the purpose of making a breach in a wall or rampart.
BATTER
v.i.To swell, bulge or stand out, as a timber or side of a wall from its foundation.
BATTER
n.[from beat or batter. ] A mixture of several ingredients, as flour, eggs, salt, etc. , beaten together with some liquor, used in cookery.
BATTERED
pp. Beaten; bruised, broken, impaired by beating or wearing.
BATTERER
n.One who batters or beats.
BATTERING
ppr. Beating; dashing against; bruising or demolishing by beating.
BATTERING-RAM
n.In antiquity, a military engine used to beat down the walls of besieged places. It was a large beam, with a head of iron somewhat resembling the head of a ram, whence its name. It was suspended by ropes in the middle to a beam which was supported by posts, and balanced so as to swing backwards and forwards, and was impelled by men against the wall. It was sometimes mounted on wheels.
BATTERY
n.[See Beat. ] 1. The act of battering, or beating.
2. The instrument of battering.
3. In the military art, a parapet thrown up to cover the gunners and others employed about them, from the enemy's shot, with the guns employed. Thus, to erect a battery, is to form the parapet and mount the guns. The term is applied also to a number of guns ranged in order for battering, and to mortars used for a like purpose.
Cross batteries are two batteries which play athwart each other, forming an angle upon the object battered.
Battery d'enfilade, is one which scours or sweeps the whole line or length.
Battery en echarpe, is that which plays obliquely.
Battery de revers, is that which plays upon the enemy's back.
Camerade battery, is when several guns play at the same time upon one place.
4. In law, the unlawful beating of another. The least violence or the touching of another in anger is a battery.
5. In electrical apparatus and experiments, a number of coated jars placed in such a manner, that they may be charged at the same time, and discharged in the same manner. This is called an electrical battery.
6. Galvanic battery, a pile or series of plates of copper and zink, or of any substances suspectable of galvanic action.
BATTING
n.The management of a bat play.
BATTISH
a.[from bat, an animal. ] Resembling a bat; as a battish humor.
BATTLE
n.[See Beat. ] Owen supposes the Welsh batel, to be from tel, tight, stretched, compact, and the word primarily to have expressed the drawing of the bow. This is probably an error. The first battles of men were with clubs, or some weapons used in beating, striking. Hence the club of Hercules. And although the moderns use different weapons, still a battle is some mode of beating or striking. 1. A fight, or encounter between enemies, or opposing armies; an engagement. It is usually applied to armies or large bodies of men; but in popular language, the word is applied to an encounter between small bodies, between individuals, or inferior animals. It is also more generally applied to the encounters of land forces than of ships; the encounters of the latter being called engagements. But battle is applicable to any combat of enemies.
2. A body of forces, or division of an army.
The main body, as distinct from the van and rear.
To give battle, is to attack an enemy; to join battle, is properly to meet the attack; but perhaps this distinction is not always observed.
A pitched battle is one in which the armies are previously drawn up in form, with a regular disposition of the forces.
To turn the battle to the gate, is to fight valiantly, and drive the enemy, who hath entered the city, back to the gate. Isaiah 28:6.
BATTLE
v.i.To join in battle; to contend in fight; sometimes with it; as, to battle it.
BATTLE
v.t.To cover with armed force.
BATTLE-ARRAY
n.[battle and array. ] Array or order of battle; the disposition of forces preparatory to a battle.
BATTLE-AX, BATTLE-AXE
n.An ax anciently used as a weapon of war. It has been used till of late years by the highlanders in Scotland; and is still used by the city guards in Edinburg, in quelling mobs, etc.
BATTLE-DOOR
n.bat'tl-dore. An instrument of play, with a handle and a flat board or palm, used to strike a ball or shuttle-cock; a racket. 1. A child's horn book. [Not in use in U.S.]
BATTLEMENT
n.[This is said to have been bastillement, from bastille, a fortification. ] A wall raised on a building with openings or embrasures, or the embrasure itself.
BATTLEMENTED
a.Secured by battlements.
BATTLING
n.Conflict.
BATTOLOGIST
n.[See Battology. ] One that repeats the same thing in speaking or writing. [Little used. ]
BATTOLOGIZE
v.t.To repeat needlessly the same thing. [Little used. ]
BATTOLOGY
n.[Gr. from Barros, a garrulous person, and discourse. ] A needless repetition of woods in speaking.
BATTON
n.[from bat. ] In commerce, pieces of wood or deal for flooring, or other purposes.
BATTORY
n.Among the Hans-Towns, a factory or magazine which the merchants have in foreign countries.
BATTULATE
v.t.To interdict commerce. [A word used by the Levant company. ]
BATTULATION
n.A prohibition of commerce.
BATTY
a.[from bat, an animal. ] Belonging to a bat.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BATTA
Bat "ta, n. Etym: [Prob. through Pg. for Canarese bhatta rice in the husk. ]
Defn: Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India. Whitworth.
BATTA
Bat "ta, n. Etym: [Hind. ba. ]
Defn: Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins. [India ]
BATTABLE
Bat "ta *ble, a. Etym: [See Batful. ]
Defn: Capable of culti [Obs. ] Burton.
BATTAILANT
Bat "tail *ant, a. Etym: [F. bataillant, p. pr. See Battle, v. i. ][Obs. ]
Defn: Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike. Spenser. -- n.
Defn: A combatant. Shelton.
BATTAILOUS
Bat "tail *ous, a. Etym: [OF. bataillos, fr. bataille. See Battle, n.]
Defn: Arrayed for battle; fit or eager for battle; warlike. [Obs. ] "In battailous aspect. " Milton.
BATTALIA
Bat *tal "ia, n. Etym: [LL. battalia battle, a body of troops. See Battle, n.]
1. Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops (brigades, regiments, battalions, etc. ), or of a naval force, for action. A drawing up the armies in battalia. Jer. Taylor.
2. An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or body. [Obs. ] Shak.
BATTALION
Bat *tal "ion, n. Etym: [F. bataillon, fr. It. battaglione. See Battalia. ]
1. A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array. "The whole battalion views." Milton.
2. (Mil. )
Defn: A regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment, esp. when assembled for drill or battle.
BATTALION
BATTALION Bat *tal "ion, v. t.
Defn: To form into battalions. [R.]
BATTEL
Bat "tel, n. Etym: [Obs. form. of Battle. ] (Old Eng. Law )
Defn: A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
BATTEL
Bat "tel, n. Etym: [Of uncertain etymology. ]
Defn: Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl. , except when used adjectively. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng. ]
BATTEL
BATTEL Bat "tel, v. i.
Defn: To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng. ]
BATTEL
Bat "tel, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Batful, Batten, v. i.]
Defn: To make fertile. [Obs. ] "To battel barren land. " Ray.
BATTEL
BATTEL Bat "tel, a.
Defn: Fertile; fruitful; productive. [Obs. ] A battel soil for grain, for pasture good. Fairfax.
BATTELER; BATTLER
Bat "tel *er, Bat "tler, n. Etym: [See 2d Battel, n.]
Defn: A student at Oxford who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he called for, answering nearly to a sizar at Cambridge. Wright.
BATTEN
Bat "ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battened (p. pr. & vb. n. Battening. ]Etym: [See Batful. ]
1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. "Battening our flocks." Milton.
2. To fertilize or enrich, as land.
BATTEN
BATTEN Bat "ten, v. i.
Defn: To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self. Dryden. The pampered monarch lay battening in ease. Garth. Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who batten on the hideous facts in history, -- persecutions, inquisitions. Emerson.
BATTEN
Bat "ten, n. Etym: [F. b stick, staff. See Baton. ]
Defn: A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a ) pl. (Com. & Arch. ) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1 /2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b ) (Naut. ) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c ) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc. Batten door (Arch. ), a door made of boards of the whole length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise.
BATTEN
BATTEN Bat "ten, v. t.
Defn: To furnish or fasten with battens. To batten down, to fasten down with battens, as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm.
BATTEN
Bat "ten, n. Etym: [F. battant. See Batter, v. t.]
Defn: The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
BATTENING
BATTENING Bat "ten *ing, n. (Arch. )
Defn: Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.
BATTER
Bat "ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Battering. ]Etym: [OE. bateren, OF. batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. Abate, Bate to abate. ]
1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart.
2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage. "Each battered jade. " Pope.
3. (Metallurgy )
Defn: To flatten (metal ) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
BATTER
Bat "ter, n. Etym: [OE. batere, batire; cf. OF. bateure, bature, a beating. See Batter, v. t.]
1. A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc. , beaten together and used in cookery. King.
2. Paste of clay or loam. Holland.
3. (Printing )
Defn: A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
BATTER
BATTER Bat "ter, n.
Defn: A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope. Batter rule, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall is regulated in building.
BATTER
BATTER Bat "ter, v. i. (Arch. )
Defn: To slope gently backward.
BATTER
BATTER Bat "ter, n.
Defn: One who wields a bat; a batsman.
BATTERER
BATTERER Bat "ter *er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, batters.
BATTERING-RAM
BATTERING-RAM Bat "ter *ing-ram `, n.
Defn: 1. (Mil. ) An engine used in ancient times to beat down the walls of besieged places.
Note: It was a large beam, with a head of iron, which was sometimes made to resemble the head of a ram. It was suspended by ropes t a beam supported by posts, and so balanced as to swing backward and forward, and was impelled by men against the wall. Grose.
2. A blacksmith's hammer, suspended, and worked horizontally.
BATTERING TRAIN
BATTERING TRAIN Bat "ter *ing train `. (Mil. )
Defn: A train of artillery for siege operations.
BATTERY
Bat "ter *y, n.; pl. Batteries. Etym: [F. batterie, fr. battre. See Batter, v. t.]
1. The act of battering or beating.
2. (Law )
Defn: The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his person or held by him.
3. (Mil. ) (a ) Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense. (b ) Two or more pieces of artillery in the field. (c ) A company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the United States, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns. Barbette battery. See Barbette. -- Battery d'enfilade, or Enfilading battery, one that sweeps the whole length of a line of troops or part of a work. -- Battery en écharpe, one that plays obliquely. -- Battery gun, a gun capable of firing a number, of shots simultaneously or successively without stopping to load. -- Battery wagon, a wagon employed to transport the tools and materials for repair of the carriages, etc. , of the battery. -- In battery, projecting, as a gun, into an embrasure or over a parapet in readiness for firing. -- Masked battery, a battery artificially concealed until required to open upon the enemy. -- Out of battery, or From battery, withdrawn, as a gun, to a position for loading.
4. (Elec.) (a ) A number of coated jars (Leyden jars ) so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously. (b ) An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.
Note: In the trough battery, copper and zinc plates, connected in pairs, divide the trough into cells, which are filled with an acid or oxidizing liquid; the effect is exhibited when wires connected with the two end-plates are brought together. In Daniell's battery, the metals are zinc and copper, the former in dilute sulphuric acid, or a solution of sulphate of zinc, the latter in a saturated solution of sulphate of copper. A modification of this is the common gravity battery, so called from the automatic action of the two fluids, which are separated by their specific gravities. In Grove's battery, platinum is the metal used with zinc; two fluids are used, one of them in a porous cell surrounded by the other. In Bunsen's or the carbon battery, the carbon of gas coke is substituted for the platinum of Grove's. In Leclanché 's battery, the elements are zinc in a solution of ammonium chloride, and gas carbon surrounded with manganese dioxide in a porous cell. A secondary battery is a battery which usually has the two plates of the same kind, generally of lead, in dilute sulphuric acid, and which, when traversed by an electric current, becomes charged, and is then capable of giving a current of itself for a time, owing to chemical changes produced by the charging current. A storage battery is a kind of secondary battery used for accumulating and storing the energy of electrical charges or currents, usually by means of chemical work done by them; an accumulator.
5. A number of similar machines or devices in position; an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.
6. (Metallurgy )
Defn: A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals. Knight.
7. The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down.
8. (Baseball )
Defn: The pitcher and catcher together.
BATTING
BATTING Bat "ting, n.
1. The act of one who bats; the management of a bat in playing games of ball. Mason.
2. Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc. ; as, cotton batting.
BATTLE
BATTLE Bat "tle, a.
Defn: Fertile. See Battel, a. [Obs. ]
BATTLE
Bat "tle, n. Etym: [OE. bataille, bataile, F. bataille battle, OF. ,battle, battalion, fr. L. battalia, battualia, the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators, fr. batuere to strike, beat. Cf. Battalia, 1st Battel, and see Batter, v. t. ]
1. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
2. A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life. The whole intellectual battle that had at its center the best poem of the best poet of that day. H. Morley.
3. A division of an army; a battalion. [Obs. ] The king divided his army into three battles. Bacon. The cavalry, by way of distinction, was called the battle, and on it alone depended the fate of every action. Robertson.
4. The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia. [Obs. ] Hayward.
Note: Battle is used adjectively or as the first part of a self- explaining compound; as, battle brand, a "brand " or sword used in battle; battle cry; battlefield; battle ground; battlearray; battle song. Battle piece, a painting, or a musical composition, representing a battle. -- Battle royal. (a ) A fight between several gamecocks, where the one that stands longest is the victor. Grose. (b ) A contest with fists or cudgels in which more than two are engaged; a mêlée.Thackeray. -- Drawn battle, one in which neither party gains the victory. -- To give battle, to attack an enemy. -- To join battle, to meet the attack; to engage in battle. -- Pitched battle, one in which the armies are previously drawn up in form, with a regular disposition of the forces. -- Wager of battle. See under Wager, n.
Syn. -- Conflict; encounter; contest; action. Battle, Combat, Fight, Engagement. These words agree in denoting a close encounter between contending parties. Fight is a word of less dignity than the others.Except in poetry, it is more naturally applied to the encounter of a few individuals, and more commonly an accidental one; as, a street fight. A combat is a close encounter, whether between few or many, and is usually premeditated. A battle is commonly more general and prolonged. An engagement supposes large numbers on each side, engaged or intermingled in the conflict.
BATTLE
Bat "tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Battled (p. pr. & vb. n. Battling. ]Etym: [F. batailler, fr. bataille. See Battle, n.]
Defn: To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories. To meet in arms, and battle in the plain. Prior.
BATTLE
BATTLE Bat "tle, v. t.
Defn: To assail in battle; to fight.
BATTLE-AX; BATTLE-AXE
BATTLE-AX; BATTLE-AXE Bat "tle-ax ` Bat "tle-axe `, n. (Mil. )
Defn: A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon.
BATTLED
BATTLED Bat "tled, p. p.
Defn: Embattled. [Poetic ] Tennyson.
BATTLEDOOR
Bat "tle *door `, n. Etym: [OE. batyldour. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador, warrior, soldier, fr. L. battalia; or cf. Pr. batedor batlet, fr. batre to beat, fr. L. batuere. See Battle, n.]
1. An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock.
2. Etym: [OE. battleder.]
Defn: A child's hornbook. [Obs. ] Halliwell.
BATTLEMENT
Bat "tle *ment, n. Etym: [OE. batelment; cf. OF. bataillement combat, fr. batailler, also OF. bastillier, bateillier, to fortify. Cf. Battle, n., Bastile, Bastion. ] (Arch. ) (a ) One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications.(b ) pl. The whole parapet, consisting of alternate solids and open spaces. At first purely a military feature, afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative features, as for churches.
BATTLEMENTED
BATTLEMENTED Bat "tle *ment *ed, a.
Defn: Having battlements. A battlemented portal. Sir W. Scott.
BATTLE RANGE
BATTLE RANGE Bat "tle range `. (Mil. )
Defn: The range within which the fire of small arms is very destructive. With the magazine rifle, this is six hundred yards.
BATTLE SHIP
BATTLE SHIP Battle ship. (Nav. )
Defn: An armor-plated man-of-war built of steel and heavily armed, generally having from ten thousand to fifteen thousand tons displacement, and intended to be fit to meet the heaviest ships in line of battle.
BATTOLOGIST
BATTOLOGIST Bat *tol "o *gist, n.
Defn: One who battologizes.
BATTOLOGIZE
BATTOLOGIZE Bat *tol "o *gize, v. t.
Defn: To keep repeating needlessly; to iterate. Sir T. Herbert.
BATTOLOGY
Bat *tol "o *gy, n. Etym: [F. battologie, fr. Gr. ; a stammerer +speech. ]
Defn: A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing. Milton.
BATTON
BATTON Bat "ton, n.
Defn: See Batten, and Baton.
BATTUE
Bat "tue `, n. Etym: [F. battue, fr. battre to beat. See Batter, v. t.,and cf. Battuta. ] (Hunting ) (a ) The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc. , for game. (b ) The game itself. (c ) The wanton slaughter of game. Howitt.
BATTURE
Bat `ture ", n. Etym: [F., fr. battre to beat. ]
Defn: An elevated river bed or sea bed.
BATTUTA
Bat *tu "ta, n. Etym: [It. battuta, fr. battere to beat. ] (Mus. )
Defn: The measuring of time by beating.
BATTY
BATTY Bat "ty, a.
Defn: Belonging to, or resembling, a bat. "Batty wings. " Shak.
New American Oxford Dictionary
batt
batt |bat bæt | ▶noun a piece of felted material used for lining or insulating items such as quilts and sleeping bags. • a piece of fiberglass used to insulate buildings. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the general sense ‘lump, piece ’): of unknown origin.
battalion
bat tal ion |bəˈtalyən bəˈtæljən | ▶noun a large body of troops ready for battle, esp. an infantry unit forming part of a brigade typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. • a large, organized group of people pursuing a common aim or sharing a major undertaking. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French bataillon, from Italian battaglione, from battaglia ‘battle, ’ from Latin (see battle ).
Battambang
Bat tam bang |ˈbatəmˌbaNG ˈbædəmˌbæŋ |(also Batdambang ) the capital of a province of the same name in western Cambodia; pop. 182,600 (est. 2009 ).
battels
battels |ˈbat (ə )lz | ▶plural noun (at Oxford University ) a college account for food and accommodation expenses. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: perhaps from dialect battle ‘nourish ’, from the earlier adjective battle ‘nutritious ’; probably related to batten 2 .
battement
batte ment |ˈbatmənt ˈbætmənt | ▶noun [ with modifier ] Ballet a movement in which one leg is moved outward from the body and in again: performing battements tendus. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: French, literally ‘beating. ’
batten
bat ten 1 |ˈbatn ˈbætn | ▶noun a long, flat strip of squared wood or metal used to hold something in place or as a fastening against a wall. • a strip of wood or metal for securing the edges of a tarpaulin that covers a ship's hatch. • a strip of wood or plastic used to stiffen and extend the leech of a sail. ▶verb [ with obj. ] strengthen or fasten (something ) with battens: Stephen was battening down the shutters. PHRASES batten down the hatches Nautical secure a ship's hatch-tarpaulins, esp. when rough weather is expected. • prepare for a difficulty or crisis. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French batant, present participle (used as a noun ) of batre ‘to beat, ’ from Latin battuere.
batten
bat ten 2 |ˈbætn ˈbatn | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (batten on ) thrive or prosper at the expense of (someone ): multinational monopolies batten on the working classes. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘improve in condition, grow fat ’): from Old Norse batna ‘get better, ’ related to better 1 .
Batten, Jean
Bat ten, Jean |ˈbatn ˈbætn | (1909 –82 ), New Zealand aviator. She was the first woman to fly from England to Australia and back 1934 –35.
Battenberg
Battenberg |ˈbat (ə )nbəːg |(also Battenberg cake ) ▶noun chiefly Brit. an oblong sponge cake covered with marzipan, with a square cross section quartered with two colours of sponge. ORIGIN named after the town of Battenberg in Germany.
battening
bat ten ing |ˈbatn-iNG ˈbætnɪŋ | ▶noun the application or addition of battens. • a structure formed with battens.
batter
bat ter 1 |ˈbatər ˈbædər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] strike repeatedly with hard blows; pound heavily and insistently: a prisoner was battered to death with a table leg | figurative : their idealism has been battered. • (often as noun battering ) subject (one's spouse, partner, or child ) to repeated violence and assault. • (usu. as noun battering ) censure, criticize, or defeat severely: the movie took a battering from critics. DERIVATIVES bat ter er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat ’ (from Latin battuere ) + -er 3 .
batter
bat ter 2 |ˈbædər ˈbatər | ▶noun 1 a semiliquid mixture of flour, egg, and milk or water used in cooking, esp. for making cakes or for coating food before frying. 2 Printing, historical a damaged area of metal type or a printing block. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French bateure ‘the action of beating, ’ from batre ‘to beat. ’
batter
bat ter 3 |ˈbædər ˈbatər | ▶noun (in various sports, esp. baseball ) a player who is batting.
batter
bat ter 4 |ˈbædər ˈbatər | ▶noun a gradual backward slope in a wall or similar structure. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a wall ) have a receding slope. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a verb ): of unknown origin.
battered
bat tered 1 |ˈbatərd ˈbædərd | ▶adjective injured by repeated blows or punishment: he finished the day battered and bruised. • having suffered repeated violence from a spouse, partner, or parent: a battered wife. • (of a thing ) damaged by age and repeated use; shabby: a pair of battered black boots.
battered
bat tered 2 |ˈbædərd ˈbatərd | ▶adjective (of food ) coated in batter and deep-fried until crisp.
battered child syndrome
bat tered child syn drome ▶noun the set of symptoms, injuries, and signs of mistreatment seen on a severely or repeatedly abused child.
battered woman syndrome
bat tered wom an syn drome ▶noun the set of symptoms, injuries, and signs of mistreatment seen in a woman who has been repeatedly abused by a husband or other male figure.
batterie
bat te rie |ˈbatərē ˈbætəri | ▶noun Ballet the action of beating or crossing the feet or calves together during a leap or jump. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: French, literally ‘beating. ’
batterie de cuisine
bat te rie de cui sine |baˈtrē də kwēˈzēn bæˌtri də kwiˈzin | ▶noun the apparatus or set of utensils for serving or preparing a meal. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: French, literally ‘set of equipment for the kitchen. ’ The sense of ‘set ’ developed from the original meaning of ‘collection of artillery equipment (for “beating ” the enemy )’; see also battery .
battering parent syndrome
bat ter ing par ent syn drome ▶noun the set of symptoms and signs indicating a psychological disorder in a parent or child-care provider resulting in a tendency toward repeated abuse of a child.
battering ram
bat ter ing ram |ˈbædərɪŋ ˈræm | ▶noun a heavy object swung or rammed against a door to break it down: figurative : a battering ram to crush opposing views. • historical a heavy beam, originally with an end in the form of a carved ram's head, used in breaching fortifications.
Battery
Bat tery |ˈbatərē ˈbætəri | (the Battery ) a historic area at the southern end of Manhattan Island in New York City.
battery
bat ter y |ˈbatərē ˈbædəri | ▶noun ( pl. batteries ) 1 a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power: [ as modifier ] : battery power. 2 a fortified emplacement for heavy guns. • an artillery subunit of guns, men, and vehicles. 3 a set of similar units of equipment, typically when connected together: a battery of equipment to monitor blood pressure. • an extensive series, sequence, or range of things: children given a battery of tests. 4 Law the crime or tort of unconsented physical contact with another person, even where the contact is not violent but merely menacing or offensive. See also assault and battery. 5 (the battery ) Baseball the pitcher and the catcher in a game, considered as a unit. ORIGIN Middle English: from French batterie, from battre ‘to strike, ’ from Latin battuere. The original sense was ‘metal articles wrought by hammering, ’ later ‘a number of pieces of artillery used together ’; on this was based a sense ‘a number of Leyden jars connected up so as to discharge simultaneously ’ (mid 18th cent. ), from which sense 1 developed. The general meaning ‘a set or series of similar units ’ ( sense 3 ) dates from the late 19th cent.
Batticaloa
Batticaloa |ˌbatɪkəˈləʊə | a city on the east coast of Sri Lanka; pop. 88,459 (2007 ).
batting
bat ting |bætɪŋ | ▶noun cotton wadding prepared in sheets for use in quilts.
batting
batting 1 |ˈbatɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of hitting with or using a bat, especially in cricket or baseball. • a cricket team's batsmen collectively.
batting average
bat ting av er age ▶noun Baseball the average performance of a batter, expressed as a ratio of a batter's safe hits per official times at bat.
batting cage
bat ting cage ▶noun Baseball an area for batting practice that is enclosed by fencing or netting.
batting order
bat ting or der ▶noun Baseball the order in which batters take their turn at bat.
battle
bat tle |ˈbatl ˈbædl | ▶noun a sustained fight between large, organized armed forces: [ in names ] : the Battle of Shiloh | he died in battle . • a lengthy and difficult conflict or struggle: the battle over the future shape of Europe | the battle against aging. ▶verb [ no obj. ] fight or struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something: he has been battling against the illness | representatives from eight countries are battling for the title. • [ with obj. ] engage in a fight or struggle against: firefighters battled a 9,800 -acre brush fire. PHRASES battle it out fight or compete to a definite conclusion. do battle fight; engage in conflict: do battle with the forces of evil. battle royal ( pl. battles royal ) a fiercely contested fight or dispute: there promises to be a battle royal between the two companies. battle stations the positions taken by military personnel in preparation for battle (often used as a command or signal to prepare for battle ). half the battle an important step toward achieving something: he never gives in, and that's half the battle. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French bataille (noun ), bataillier (verb ), based on late Latin battualia ‘military or gladiatorial exercises, ’ from Latin battuere ‘to beat. ’
battle-ax
bat tle-ax (also battle-axe ) ▶noun 1 a large broad-bladed ax used in ancient warfare. 2 informal a formidably aggressive older woman.
Battleborn State
Bat tle born State |ˈbatlˌbôrn ˈbædlbɔrn steɪt | nickname for Nevada.
battlebus
battle |bus |ˈbat (ə )lbʌs | ▶noun Brit. informal a bus or coach used as a mobile operational centre during an election campaign.
Battle Creek
Bat tle Creek |bætlˈkriːk | a city in southern Michigan, noted as a center of the cereal industry; pop. 52,053 (est. 2008 ).
battlecruiser
bat tle cruis er |ˈbatlˌkro͞ozər ˈbædlˈˌkruzər | ▶noun historical a large warship of a type built in the early 20th century, carrying similar armament to a battleship but faster and more lightly armored.
battle cry
bat tle cry |ˈbædl ˌkraɪ | ▶noun a word or phrase shouted by soldiers going into battle to express solidarity and intimidate the enemy. • a slogan expressing the ideals of people promoting a cause.
battledore
bat tle dore |ˈbatlˌdôr ˈbædldɔr | ▶noun historical (also battledore and shuttlecock ) a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets; a forerunner of badminton. • the small racket used in this. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘a paddle-shaped implement used in washing clothes ’): perhaps from Provençal batedor ‘beater, paddle, ’ from batre ‘to beat. ’
battledress
battle |dress |ˈbat (ə )ldrɛs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] combat dress, particularly as worn by British soldiers during the Second World War.
battle fatigue
bat tle fa tigue |ˈbædl fəˈtiɡ | ▶noun another term for shell shock.
battlefield
bat tle field |ˈbatlˌfēld ˈbædlˌfild |(also battleground |-ˌground |) ▶noun the piece of ground on which a battle is or was fought: death on the battlefield | [ as modifier ] : battlefield conditions. • a place or situation of strife or conflict: an ideological battlefield.
battlefront
bat tle front |ˈbatlˌfrənt ˈbætəlfrənt | ▶noun the region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat. • the area in which opponents or opposing ideas meet.
battle group
bat tle group ▶noun a military force created to fight together, typically consisting of several different types of troops.
battle jacket
bat tle jack et ▶noun a style of waist-length jacket worn by army personnel. • any jacket of a similar cut.
battlement
bat tle ment |ˈbatlmənt ˈbædlmənt | ▶noun (usu. battlements ) a parapet at the top of a wall, usually of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced, squared openings for shooting through. • a section of roof enclosed by this. DERIVATIVES bat tle ment ed adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French bataillier ‘fortify with movable defense turrets, ’ possibly related to battle .
battler
bat tler |ˈbatlər, ˈbatl-ər ˈbætələr | ▶noun a person who battles or fights. • a person who refuses to admit defeat in the face of difficulty: a battler taking swings at opponents and rallying friends.
battleship
bat tle ship |ˈbatlˌSHip ˈbædlˌʃɪp | ▶noun a heavy warship of a type built chiefly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with extensive armor and large-caliber guns. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: shortening of line-of-battle ship, originally with reference to the largest wooden warships.
battleship gray
bat tle ship gray ▶noun a bluish gray color, typically used for warships to reduce their visibility.
battle star
bat tle star ▶noun former term for service star.
battlewagon
bat tle wag on |ˈbatlˌwagən ˈbætəlwæɡən |(also battle wagon ) ▶noun informal a battleship or an armored vehicle.
battue
bat tue |baˈto͞o bæˈtu | ▶noun the driving of game toward hunters by beaters. • a hunting party arranged in such a way. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, feminine past participle of battre ‘to beat, ’ from Latin battuere.
batty
bat ty |ˈbatē ˈbædi | ▶adjective ( battier, battiest ) informal crazy; insane: you'll drive me batty! DERIVATIVES bat ti ly |ˈbatəlē |adverb, bat ti ness noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from bat 2 + -y 1. Compare with bats .
batty
batty 2 |ˈbati | ▶noun W. Indian informal a person's bottom. ORIGIN 1930s: representing a pronunciation of botty .
batty boy
batty boy (also batty man ) ▶noun W. Indian informal, derogatory a homosexual man.
Oxford Dictionary
batt
batt |bat | ▶noun a piece of felted material used for lining or insulating items such as quilts and sleeping bags. • a piece of fibreglass used to insulate buildings. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the general sense ‘lump, piece ’): of unknown origin.
battalion
battalion |bəˈtalɪən | ▶noun a large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade. • a large organized group of people pursuing a common aim. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French bataillon, from Italian battaglione, from battaglia ‘battle ’, from Latin (see battle ).
Battambang
Battambang |ˈbatəmbaŋ |(also Batdambang ) the capital of a province of the same name in western Cambodia; pop. 182,600 (est. 2009 ).
battels
battels |ˈbat (ə )lz | ▶plural noun (at Oxford University ) a college account for food and accommodation expenses. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: perhaps from dialect battle ‘nourish ’, from the earlier adjective battle ‘nutritious ’; probably related to batten 2 .
battement
battement |ˈbat (ə )mɒ̃ | ▶noun [ with modifier ] Ballet a movement in which one leg is moved outward from the body and in again. See also grand battement, petit battement. ORIGIN French, literally ‘beating ’.
batten
batten 1 |ˈbat (ə )n | ▶noun a long flat strip of squared timber or metal used to hold something in place or as a fastening against a wall. • a strip of wood or metal for securing a tarpaulin over a ship's hatchway. • a strip of wood or plastic used to stiffen and hold the leech of a sail out from the mast. ▶verb [ with obj. ] strengthen or fasten (something ) with battens: Stephen was battening down the shutters. PHRASES batten down the hatches Nautical secure a ship's tarpaulins. • prepare for a difficulty or crisis. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French batant, present participle (used as a noun ) of batre ‘to beat ’, from Latin battuere.
batten
batten 2 |ˈbat (ə )n | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (batten on ) thrive or prosper at the expense of: multinational monopolies batten on the working classes. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘improve in condition, grow fat ’): from Old Norse batna ‘get better ’, related to better 1 .
Batten, Jean
Bat ¦ten |ˈbat (ə )n | (1909 –82 ), New Zealand aviator. She was the first woman to fly from England to Australia and back (1934 –5 ), and in 1936 she made the first direct solo flight from England to New Zealand.
Battenberg
Battenberg |ˈbat (ə )nbəːg |(also Battenberg cake ) ▶noun chiefly Brit. an oblong sponge cake covered with marzipan, with a square cross section quartered with two colours of sponge. ORIGIN named after the town of Battenberg in Germany.
battening
bat ¦ten |ing |ˈbatnɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a structure formed with battens.
batter
batter 1 |ˈbatə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] strike repeatedly with hard blows: a prisoner was battered to death with a table leg. • (often as noun battering ) subject (one's spouse, partner, or child ) to repeated violence and assault: outrage at wife-battering and child abuse. • censure, criticize, or defeat severely or thoroughly. DERIVATIVES batterer noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat ’ (from Latin battuere ) + -er 3 .
batter
batter 2 |ˈbatə | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a semi-liquid mixture of flour, egg, and milk or water, used for making pancakes or for coating food before frying. • N. Amer. a mixture of ingredients for a cake. 2 Printing a damaged area of metal type or a printing block. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French bateure ‘the action of beating ’, from batre ‘to beat ’.
batter
batter 3 |ˈbatə | ▶noun (in various sports, especially baseball ) a player who is batting.
batter
batter 4 |ˈbatə | ▶noun a gradual backwards slope in a wall or similar structure. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a wall ) have a receding slope. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a verb ): of unknown origin.
battered
battered 1 |ˈbatəd | ▶adjective injured by repeated blows or punishment: he finished the day battered and bruised. • having suffered repeated violence from a spouse, partner, or parent: battered babies. • (of a thing ) damaged by age and repeated use: a pair of battered black boots.
battered
battered 2 |ˈbatəd | ▶adjective (of food ) coated in batter and deep-fried until crisp.
battered child syndrome
bat tered child syn drome ▶noun the set of symptoms, injuries, and signs of mistreatment seen on a severely or repeatedly abused child.
battered woman syndrome
bat tered wom an syn drome ▶noun the set of symptoms, injuries, and signs of mistreatment seen in a woman who has been repeatedly abused by a husband or other male figure.
batterie
batterie |ˌbat (ə )ˈriː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Ballet the action of beating the feet or calves together during a leap. ORIGIN French, literally ‘beating ’.
batterie de cuisine
batterie de cuisine |batəˌriː də kwɪˈziːn | ▶noun the apparatus or set of utensils for serving or preparing a meal. ORIGIN French, ‘set of equipment for the kitchen ’. The sense of ‘set ’ developed from the original meaning of ‘collection of artillery equipment (for ‘beating ’ the enemy )’; see also battery .
battering parent syndrome
bat ter ing par ent syn drome ▶noun the set of symptoms and signs indicating a psychological disorder in a parent or child-care provider resulting in a tendency toward repeated abuse of a child.
battering ram
bat ¦ter |ing ram ▶noun a heavy beam, originally with an end in the form of a carved ram's head, formerly used in breaching fortifications. • a heavy object swung or rammed against a door to break it down.
Battery
Bat tery |ˈbatərē ˈbætəri | (the Battery ) a historic area at the southern end of Manhattan Island in New York City.
battery
bat |tery |ˈbat (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. batteries ) 1 a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power: a camera battery | [ as modifier ] : battery power. 2 a fortified emplacement for heavy guns. • an artillery subunit of guns, men, and vehicles. 3 a set of similar units of equipment, typically when connected together. • an extensive series, sequence, or range of things: children are given a battery of tests. 4 [ usu. as modifier ] chiefly Brit. a series of small cages for the intensive rearing of farm animals, especially calves and poultry: battery farming | battery hens. 5 [ mass noun ] Law the infliction of unlawful personal violence on another person, even where the contact does no physical harm. See also assault and battery. 6 (the battery ) Baseball the pitcher and the catcher. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French baterie, from battre ‘to strike ’, from Latin battuere. The original sense was ‘metal articles wrought by hammering ’, later ‘a number of pieces of artillery used together ’, whence ‘a number of Leyden jars connected up so as to discharge simultaneously ’ (mid 18th cent. ), giving rise to sense 1 .
Batticaloa
Batticaloa |ˌbatɪkəˈləʊə | a city on the east coast of Sri Lanka; pop. 88,459 (2007 ).
batting
batting 1 |ˈbatɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of hitting with or using a bat, especially in cricket or baseball. • a cricket team's batsmen collectively.
batting
batting 2 |ˈbatɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] cotton wadding prepared in sheets for use in quilts.
batting average
bat |ting aver |age ▶noun the average score of a batsman or batter, in cricket a batsman's runs scored per completed innings, and in baseball a batter's safe hits per official times at bat.
batting cage
bat ting cage ▶noun Baseball an area for batting practice that is enclosed by fencing or netting.
batting order
bat |ting order ▶noun the order in which batsmen or batters in cricket or baseball take their turn to bat.
battle
bat ¦tle |ˈbat (ə )l | ▶noun a sustained fight between large organized armed forces: the battle lasted for several hours | [ in names ] : the Battle of Waterloo | [ mass noun ] : he died in battle . • a lengthy and difficult conflict or struggle: the battle against ageing. ▶verb [ no obj. ] struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something: he has been battling against the illness. • [ with obj. ] engage in a fight or struggle against: firefighters battled a 9,800 -acre brush fire. PHRASES battle it out fight or compete to a definite conclusion. battle royal ( pl. battles royal ) a fiercely contested fight or dispute. battle stations chiefly US the positions taken by military personnel in preparation for battle (often used as a command or signal to prepare for battle ). half the battle an important step towards achieving something: he never gives in, and that's half the battle. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French bataille (noun ), bataillier (verb ), based on late Latin battualia ‘military or gladiatorial exercises ’, from Latin battuere ‘to beat ’.
battleaxe
battleaxe |ˈbat (ə )laks |(US also battleax ) ▶noun 1 a large broad-bladed axe used in ancient warfare. 2 informal a formidably aggressive older woman.
Battleborn State
Battle |born State informal name for Nevada.
battlebus
battle |bus |ˈbat (ə )lbʌs | ▶noun Brit. informal a bus or coach used as a mobile operational centre during an election campaign.
Battle Creek
Bat tle Creek |bætlˈkriːk | a city in southern Michigan, noted as a center of the cereal industry; pop. 52,053 (est. 2008 ).
battlecruiser
battle |cruiser |ˈbat (ə )lkruːzə | ▶noun historical a large warship of a type built in the early 20th century, carrying similar armament to a battleship but faster and more lightly armoured.
battle cry
bat ¦tle cry ▶noun a word or phrase shouted by soldiers going into battle to express solidarity and intimidate the enemy. • a slogan expressing the ideals of people engaged in a campaign.
battledore
battledore |ˈbat (ə )ldɔː | ▶noun historical 1 (also battledore and shuttlecock ) [ mass noun ] a game played with a shuttlecock and rackets, a forerunner of badminton. • [ count noun ] the small racket used in the game of battledore. 2 a wooden paddle-shaped implement formerly used in washing clothes for beating and stirring. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): perhaps from Provençal batedor ‘beater ’, from batre ‘to beat ’.
battledress
battle |dress |ˈbat (ə )ldrɛs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] combat dress, particularly as worn by British soldiers during the Second World War.
battle fatigue
bat ¦tle fa |tigue ▶noun another term for combat fatigue.
battlefield
battlefield |ˈbat (ə )lfiːld |(also battleground |-graʊnd |) ▶noun the piece of ground on which a battle is or was fought. • a place or situation of strife or conflict: an ideological battlefield.
battlefront
battlefront |ˈbat (ə )lfrʌnt | ▶noun the place where opposing armies engage in combat.
battle group
bat ¦tle group ▶noun a military force created to fight together, typically consisting of several different types of troops.
battle jacket
bat tle jack et ▶noun a style of waist-length jacket worn by army personnel. • any jacket of a similar cut.
battlement
battle |ment |ˈbat (ə )lm (ə )nt | ▶noun (usu. battlements ) a parapet at the top of a wall, especially of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced squared openings for shooting through. • a section of roof enclosed by battlements. DERIVATIVES battlemented adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French bataillier ‘fortify with movable defence turrets ’, possibly related to battle .
Battle of Aboukir Bay,
Battle of Aboukir Bay, Battle of Bannockburn, etc. see Aboukir Bay, Battle of; Bannockburn, Battle of, etc.
battler
bat |tler ▶noun a person who battles or fights. • chiefly Austral. /NZ a person who refuses to admit defeat in the face of difficulty.
battleship
battle |ship |ˈbat (ə )lʃɪp | ▶noun a heavy warship of a type built chiefly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with extensive armour protection and large-calibre guns. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: shortening of line-of-battle ship, originally with reference to the largest wooden warships.
battleship gray
bat tle ship gray ▶noun a bluish gray color, typically used for warships to reduce their visibility.
battlewagon
bat tle wag on |ˈbatlˌwagən ˈbætəlwæɡən |(also battle wagon ) ▶noun informal a battleship or an armored vehicle.
battue
battue |bəˈt (j )uː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the driving of game towards hunters by beaters. • [ count noun ] a shooting party arranged so that beaters can drive the game towards the hunters. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, feminine past participle of battre ‘to beat ’, from Latin battuere.
batty
batty 1 |ˈbati | ▶adjective ( battier, battiest ) informal, chiefly Brit. mad; insane: you'll drive me batty! DERIVATIVES battily adverb, battiness noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from bat 2 + -y 1. Compare with bats .
batty
batty 2 |ˈbati | ▶noun W. Indian informal a person's bottom. ORIGIN 1930s: representing a pronunciation of botty .
batty boy
batty boy (also batty man ) ▶noun W. Indian informal, derogatory a homosexual man.
American Oxford Thesaurus
battalion
battalion noun 1 an infantry battalion: regiment, brigade, force, division, squadron, squad, company, section, detachment, contingent, legion, corps, cohort. 2 a battalion of supporters. See crowd (sense 1 of the noun ).
batten
batten noun two boards joined with battens: bar, bolt, rail, shaft; board, strip. ▶verb Stephen was battening down the shutters: fasten, fix, secure, clamp (down ), lash, make fast, nail (down ), seal.
batter
batter verb they took turns battering the effigy: pummel, pound, hit repeatedly, buffet, thrash, beat up, clobber, trounce, rain blows on; informal knock around /about, beat the living daylights out of, give someone a good hiding, lay into, lace into, do over, rough up.
battered
battered adjective a battered boat drifted to shore: damaged, shabby, run-down, worn out, beat-up, falling to pieces, falling apart, dilapidated, rickety, ramshackle, crumbling, the worse for wear, on its last legs; abused.
battery
battery noun 1 insert fresh batteries: storage cell, cell. 2 a gun battery: emplacement, artillery unit; cannonry, ordnance. 3 a battery of equipment: array, series, set, bank, group, row, line, lineup, collection. 4 a battery of tests: series, sequence, cycle, string, succession. 5 assault and battery: violence, assault, mugging.
battle
battle noun 1 he was killed in the battle: fight, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, fray, duel; war, campaign, crusade; fighting, warfare, combat, action, hostilities; informal scrap, dogfight, shoot-out; brawl. 2 a battle at the office: conflict, clash, contest, competition, struggle, turf war; disagreement, argument, altercation, dispute, controversy, tug-of-war. ▶verb 1 he has been battling cancer: fight, combat, contend with; resist, withstand, stand up to, confront; war with, feud with; struggle with, strive against. 2 Mark battled his way to the podium: force, push, elbow, shoulder, fight; struggle, labor.
battle-ax
battle-ax noun 1 a severe blow from a battle-ax: poleax, ax, pike, halberd, tomahawk. 2 informal she's a real battle-ax. See harridan.
battle cry
battle cry noun 1 the army's battle cry: war cry, war whoop, rallying call /cry; rebel yell. 2 the battle cry of the feminist movement: slogan, motto, watchword, catchphrase, mantra.
battlefield
battlefield noun the battlefields of World War I: battleground, field of battle, field of operations, combat zone, theater of war, arena of war, front.
battlement
battlement noun the battlements were abandoned: castellation, crenellation, parapet, rampart, balustrade, bulwark, wall, bastion, fortification.
batty
batty adjective informal See mad (sense 1 ). WORD NOTE See crazy Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.
Oxford Thesaurus
battalion
battalion noun 1 an infantry battalion: unit, regiment, brigade, force, garrison, division, squadron, squad, company, section, detachment, contingent, legion, corps, troop, group; in ancient Rome cohort. 2 a battalion of women promoting the latest perfumes: crowd, army, mob, throng, horde, swarm, multitude, herd, host, mass, drove, large number.
batten
batten 1 noun two pieces of hardboard, joined with timber battens: bar, bolt, clamp, rail, shaft; board, strip. ▶verb Stephen was busy battening down all the shutters with planks of wood: fasten, fix, secure, clamp, clasp, bolt, rivet, lash, make fast, nail down, seal, tether.
batten
batten 2 verb PHRASES batten on demons who batten on the helpless: flourish at the expense of, thrive at the expense of, fatten at the expense of, prosper at the expense of, gain at the expense of, be a parasite on.
batter
batter verb 1 he battered his opponent into submission: pummel, pound, rain blows on, buffet, belabour, thrash, beat up, abuse; hit, strike, beat, smack, assault, attack, thump, lash, aim blows at; informal whack, clout, wallop, bash, clobber, bop, biff, sock, deck, plug, knock about /around, knock into the middle of next week, beat the living daylights out of, give someone a good hiding, lay into, lace into, do over, rough up. 2 the storm had severely battered the pier: damage, injure, hurt, harm, impair, mar, spoil; destroy, demolish, crush, shatter, smash, ruin; informal total, trash.
battered
battered adjective 1 a battered wife: beaten, assaulted, thrashed, hit, thumped; abused, maltreated, ill-treated, mistreated, misused, victimized, downtrodden, tyrannized. 2 a battered blue van: damaged, shabby, run down, worn out, falling to pieces, falling apart, dilapidated, rickety, ramshackle, crumbling, decayed, antiquated, superannuated, the worse for wear, on its last legs.
battery
battery noun 1 her car had a flat battery: cell, accumulator, power unit. 2 anti-aircraft missile batteries: gun emplacement, artillery unit; (batteries ) artillery, cannonry, ordnance, heavy weapons, heavy weaponry, guns, cannons. 3 a battery of equipment to monitor blood pressure: array, set, bank, group, row, line, line-up, raft, collection, assortment. 4 the paediatrician ran a battery of tests: series, sequence, range, set, cycle, chain, string, progression, succession. 5 I'll have the police on you for assault and battery: violence, assault, mugging; grievous bodily harm, GBH, actual bodily harm, ABH; beating, striking, thumping, thrashing, bashing; aggression.
battle
battle noun 1 the battle raged throughout the night: fight, conflict, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, affray, fray, encounter, confrontation; contest, meeting, collision, duel; tussle, scuffle, melee, fracas; war, campaign, crusade; fighting, warfare, combat, action, hostilities; informal scrap, dogfight, shoot-out. ANTONYMS truce, peace. 2 a legal battle to overturn a music licence ban: conflict, clash, contest, competition, struggle; disagreement, argument, dispute, controversy, debate; dissension, altercation, strife. ▶verb 1 he has been battling against illness: fight, combat, contend with; resist, withstand, stand up to, put up a fight against, confront; war, feud; struggle, strive, campaign, work, toil. ANTONYMS give up, give in. 2 Mark battled his way back to the bar: scramble, struggle, labour; fight, elbow, push.
battleaxe
battleaxe noun 1 a severe blow from a battleaxe: poleaxe, axe, pike, halberd, tomahawk, war mattock, mace. 2 informal his mother was a right old battleaxe: harridan, dragon, crone, witch, hag, gorgon, ogress, hellcat, harpy, tartar, martinet, termagant, virago, fury; shrew, nag; informal old bat, old bag, bitch; archaic scold; rare Xanthippe.
battle cry
battle cry noun 1 the battle cry of the Imperial Army: war cry, war whoop, rallying call /cry, cry. 2 ‘equal pay for equal work ’ was a battle cry of the feminist movement: slogan, motto, watchword, catchphrase, catchword, byword, shibboleth.
battlefield
battlefield noun the battlefields of the Great War: battleground, front, battle front, battle lines, field of operations, field of battle, combat zone, theatre, theatre /arena of war, battle stations; historical lists.
battlement
battlement noun the castle had seven towers and high battlements: castellation, parapet, rampart, balustrade, wall, bulwark, barbican, bastion; fortification, breastwork, crenellation, circumvallation, outwork; in ancient Rome vallum; rare bartizan.
batty
batty adjective informal she has gone completely batty. See mad (sense 1 ).
Duden Dictionary
Batt.
Batt. Abkürzung Abkürzung für: Batterie
Battaglia
Bat ta g lia, Bat ta glia Substantiv, feminin , die |baˈtalja |die Battaglia; Genitiv: der Battaglia, Plural: die Battaglien gallisch-lateinisch-vulgärlateinisch -italienisch Komposition, die Kampf, Schlachtgetümmel tonmalerisch schildert
Batter
Bat ter Substantiv, maskulin Baseball , der |ˈbætɐ |der Batter; Genitiv: des Batters, Plural: die Batter englisch batter, zu: to batter = (ein )schlagen, über das Altfranzösische zu lateinisch battuere, Batterie Spieler, der den Ball mit dem Baseballschläger wegzuschlagen hat; Schlagmann 2
Batterie
Bat te rie Substantiv, feminin , die |Batter ie |die Batterie; Genitiv: der Batterie, Plural: die Batterien französisch batterie, ursprünglich = Schlägerei; was zum Schlagen dient, zu: battre = schlagen < lateinisch bat (t )uere 1 a Militär kleinste Einheit bei der Artillerie und der Heeresflugabwehrtruppe Abkürzung: Batt. Abkürzung: Battr. Abkürzung: Bttr. b Militär aus mehreren Geschützen bestehende Zusammenstellung für ein Gefecht eine Batterie leichter Haubitzen 2 a Technik aus parallel oder hintereinandergeschalteten Elementen bestehender Stromspeicher eine Batterie von 12 Volt | die Batterie aufladen b Technik [zusammengeschaltete ] Gruppe von gleichartigen technischen Vorrichtungen eine Batterie von Winderhitzern c Technik Kurzwort für: Mischbatterie 3 umgangssprachlich große Anzahl von etwas Gleichartigem eine ganze Batterie [von ] Champagnerflaschen | Hühner sollten nicht in Batterien (Legebatterien ) gehalten werden 4 Schlagzeuggruppe einer Band oder eines Orchesters wohl über englisch battery = Schlagzeug (gruppe )
batteriebetrieben
bat te rie be trie ben Adjektiv |batter ie betrieben |mit einer Batterie 2a , mit Batterien betrieben ein batteriebetriebener Wecker
Batteriefach
Bat te rie fach Substantiv, Neutrum , das Batterienfach |Batter ie fach |
Batteriegerät
Bat te rie ge rät Substantiv, Neutrum Elektrotechnik , das |Batter ie gerät |Gerät, das mit einer Batterie 2a betrieben wird
Batteriehaltung
Bat te rie hal tung Substantiv, feminin Landwirtschaft , die |Batter ie haltung |ohne Plural das Halten von Legehennen in Legebatterien
Batterienfach
Bat te ri en fach Substantiv, Neutrum , das Batteriefach |Batter i enfach |
Batteriestrom
Bat te rie strom Substantiv, maskulin , der |Batter ie strom |ohne Plural elektrischer Strom aus einer Batterie 2a
Batteur
Bat teur Substantiv, maskulin , der |…ˈtøːɐ̯ |der Batteur; Genitiv: des Batteurs, Plural: die Batteure Schlagmaschine in der Spinnerei zur Auflockerung der Baumwollklumpen
Battr.
Battr.Abkürzung Batterie
Battuta
Bat tu ta Substantiv, feminin , die Battute |Batt u ta |die Battuta; Genitiv: der Battuta, Plural: die Battuten gallisch-lateinisch-vulgärlateinisch -italienisch 1 a Musik Taktschlag b Musik Schlag nach unten am Anfang des Taktes 2 beim Stoßfechten starker Schlag mit der ganzen Stärke der Klinge längs der Klinge des Gegners
Battute
Bat tu te Substantiv, feminin , die Battuta |Batt u te |die Battute; Genitiv: der Battute, Plural: die Battuten gallisch-lateinisch-vulgärlateinisch -italienisch 1 a Musik Taktschlag b Musik Schlag nach unten am Anfang des Taktes 2 beim Stoßfechten starker Schlag mit der ganzen Stärke der Klinge längs der Klinge des Gegners
French Dictionary
battage
battage n. m. nom masculin 1 Action de battre. : Le battage des tapis. 2 familier Publicité bruyante. : Un grand battage médiatique. SYNONYME matraquage .
battant
battant , ante adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui bat. : Une porte battante. nom masculin Vantail d ’une porte, d ’une fenêtre, marteau d ’une cloche. nom masculin et féminin Personne combative. : Ce PDG est un battant. SYNONYME fonceur . LOCUTIONS Avoir le cœur battant. figuré Être ému. Pluie battante. Pluie abondante, grosse averse. Tambour battant. Rapidement et efficacement.
battement
battement n. m. nom masculin 1 Action de battre. : Des battements de mains. 2 Pulsation. : Battement de cœur. 3 Délai. : J ’ai une heure de battement. SYNONYME jeu ; manœuvre .
batterie
batterie n. f. nom féminin 1 Ensemble de pièces d ’artillerie. 2 Ensemble d ’ustensiles de cuisine. : Une batterie de casseroles. 3 Instrument à percussion. : Sacha est un maître de la batterie. 4 Ensemble d ’éléments générateurs d ’énergie électrique. : La batterie (d ’accumulateurs ) de cette voiture est neuve. Recharger (et non *booster ) la batterie. LOCUTION Batterie de tests. Ensemble d ’examens (médicaux, d ’aptitude, etc. ). FORME FAUTIVE batterie. Anglicisme au sens de pile (utilisée pour les lampes de poche, les postes de radio, les montres, etc. ). Note Technique Par contre, le nom batterie désigne bien en français un ensemble d ’éléments générateurs d ’énergie électrique. La batterie de cette voiture est à plat.
batteur
batteur n. m. nom masculin Appareil électroménager servant à mélanger. : Un batteur à œufs.
batteur
batteur batteuse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui tient la batterie dans un groupe musical. : Marc est un excellent batteur.
batteuse
batteuse n. f. nom féminin Machine à battre les grains.
battre
battre v. tr. , intr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Frapper à coups redoublés. : Battre son tapis. SYNONYME taper . 2 Triompher de, remporter la victoire sur. : Il a battu son adversaire à plate couture ou à plates coutures. SYNONYME défaire ; écraser ; vaincre . verbe intransitif Être agité d ’un mouvement régulier. : Est-ce que son cœur bat toujours? Il bat faiblement, puis plus fort, trop vite et enfin, plus régulièrement. « Et soudain mon cœur battait si fort que /Je tremblais de haut en bas » (Alain Grandbois , Les Îles de la nuit ). verbe pronominal 1 Échanger des coups, lutter. : Ils se sont battus contre des moulins à vent ou avec les voisins. SYNONYME bagarrer ; batailler ; combattre . Note Technique Les dérivés de battre (combattant, débattre, etc. ) s ’écrivent avec deux t, à l ’exception de combatif et de combativité. Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec les prépositions avec, contre. 2 figuré Agir énergiquement pour ou contre quelque chose. : Cette association se bat contre les injustices, pour le développement durable, pour obtenir gain de cause. Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec les prépositions contre, pour. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. Les œufs qu ’il s ’est battus. Le participe reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Ils s ’étaient battu la poitrine. En l ’absence d ’un complément direct, le verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le sujet. Ils se sont battus contre des moulins à vent. LOCUTIONS Battre des mains. Applaudir. Battre son plein. Se disait d ’abord d ’une cloche sonnant à la volée ou de la mer qui atteint sa plus grande hauteur en battant le rivage. L ’expression signifie aujourd ’hui « atteindre son point culminant ». : Les réjouissances battaient leur plein. Se battre la poitrine. figuré Se repentir. SYNONYME regretter . Se battre les flancs. figuré Faire inutilement beaucoup d ’efforts. combattre INDICATIF PRÉSENT Je bats, nous battons. IMPARFAIT Je battais. PASSÉ SIMPLE Je battis, nous battîmes. FUTUR Je battrai. CONDITIONNEL PRÉSENT Je battrais. IMPÉRATIF PRÉSENT Bats, battons, battez. SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT Que je batte, que nous battions. PARTICIPE PRÉSENT Battant. PASSÉ Battu, ue.
battu
battu , ue adj. adjectif 1 Qui a reçu des coups. : Des animaux battus. 2 Vaincu. : Un candidat battu. SYNONYME perdant . LOCUTION Sortir des sentiers battus. Explorer de nouvelles avenues, faire preuve d ’originalité.
battue
battue n. f. nom féminin Action de fouiller un bois, un terrain à la recherche de gibier, d ’une personne disparue.
batture
batture n. f. nom féminin Partie du rivage que la marée laisse à découvert. : « La batture, longue, était un vaste champ d ’éricales sèches et de mousses blanches » (Félix -Antoine Savard , Menaud, maître -draveur ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
battalion
bat tal ion /bətǽljən /名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 〖単複両扱い 〗〘軍 〙大隊 〘米陸軍では3個以上の中隊 (company )から成る; ｟略 ｠Bn 〙.2 〖しばしば ～s /a ～〗大勢の人 ; 大群, 多数 (!特にある目的のために集まった人々 ) ▸ a battalion of strikers ストライキ参加者の群れ .3 〖通例 ～s 〗軍勢 (army ).
batten
bat ten 1 /bǽt (ə )n /名詞 C 〘船 〙1 (船のハッチを密閉する )当て木, 当て 金 （がね ）.2 (床張り用の )固定板, 桟 （さん ）, 貫 （ぬき ） 〘細長い板状の木材 〙.動詞 他動詞 〈物 〉を当て木 [バッテン ]で固定 [補強 ]する .b à tten down the h á tches 1 (予想される )困難 [災難 ]に備える .2 (あらしに備えて )ハッチを密閉する .
batten
bat ten 2 動詞 自動詞 ｟主に文 ｠【人 状況を 】利用する, 食い物にする, «…に » 乗ずる «on » .
batter
bat ter 1 /bǽtə r /動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉 (こぶしなどで )〈人 物 〉を続けざまにたたく ; 打ってこわす [つぶす ](down )▸ We tried to batter the door down .その戸をたたきこわそうとした 2 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈場所などが 〉 (風 あらしなどに )たたきつけられる; 〈物が 〉いたむ, 使い古される ; 〈自信などが 〉傷つけられる ▸ The house was badly battered by the storm .その家はあらしにひどく吹きつけられた 3 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈人が 〉 «…で » 暴力 [虐待 ]を受ける ; 苦しめられる «with » ▸ Many children are battered by their parents .多くの子供が親から暴力を受けている 4 …を酷評する .自動詞 «…を » やかましくたたく, 連打する «at , on , against » ▸ batter at the door 戸をどんどんとたたく b à tter A d ó wn [d ó wn A ]1 ↑他動詞 1 .2 ｟英 ｠A 〈反対など 〉をひっこめさせる, 打ち負かす .
batter
bat ter 2 名詞 C (野球 クリケットの )バッター, 打者 (→baseball ).
batter
bat ter 3 名詞 C U 1 〘料 〙(揚げ物の )ころも ▸ fry the fish in batter ころもを付けて魚を油で揚げる 2 ｟米 ｠〘料 〙(クッキー ホットケーキなどの )こね物, ゆるい生地 〘小麦粉 卵を牛乳や水で練った物 〙.3 〘印 〙(活字の )つぶれ, 磨滅, 磨損 .動詞 他動詞 …にころもを付ける .
battered
b á t tered 形容詞 1 〈物が 〉古くてひどい, ぼろぼろの ; 苦しい状況の .2 〈人が 〉肉体的に虐待を受けた (abused ).
battering
b á t ter ing 名詞 C めった打ち, 乱打, 殴打 .～́ r à m 1 破城槌 （つい ）〘城塞 （さい ）の壁やドアを破壊する時に使われた重い木材 〙.2 打ちこわし器具 .
battery
bat ter y /bǽt (ə )ri /〖語源は打つ (batter 1 )こと (ery )〗名詞 複 -ies /-z /1 C 電池 , バッテリー 〘個々の電池 (cell )の組み合わさったもの 〙▸ The battery is dead .バッテリーがあがっている ▸ batteries not included 電池は含まず 〘玩具の箱などのただし書き 〙.2 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(まとめて使う )一組の機械 [装置 ] 〘銃 コンピュータなど 〙.3 C 〘軍 〙砲列, 砲台, 砲兵中隊 (company ); (軍艦の )備砲 .4 C 〖単数形で 〗【同種の人 物などの 】多数, 大勢 «of » ▸ a battery of tests 一通りの試験, 総合テスト 5 U C 〘法 〙暴行 ; (暴力的な )脅迫 (!通例次の句で ) ▸ assault and battery 暴行 6 C 〘野球 〙バッテリー 〘投手と捕手 〙.7 C 〘楽 〙(オーケストラの )打楽器 (percussion ).8 C ｟主に英 ｠バタリー ; ブロイラー方式 〘ニワトリなどの飼育装置 〙▸ battery farming ブロイラー方式飼育 in b á ttery (重砲の発射後 )次の発射の位置にある .rech à rge A's b á tteries ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 〉の元気を取り戻す .t ù rn A's b á ttery against hims é lf [hers é lf ]A 〈相手 〉の論法を用いて逆襲する, 逆手をとる .～́ ch à rger 充電器 .
battery-operated[-powered]
b á ttery- ò perated [-p ò wered ]形容詞 電池で動く .
batting
bat ting /bǽtɪŋ /名詞 U 〘野球 〙バッティング, 打撃 .～́ à verage 1 〘野球 〙打率 (→average 名詞 1 ).2 ｟くだけて ｠成功率, 業績 .～́ è ye 〘野球 〙選球眼 .～́ ò rder 〘野球 〙打順 .
battle
bat tle /bǽt (ə )l /〖語源は 「打つ (batter 1 )こと 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 戦闘 , (集団の )戦い ;U 戦争行為 [状況 ] (!主にwarにおける個々の戦いを表す ) ▸ win an air battle 空中戦に勝利する ▸ be wounded [killed ] in battle 戦闘中負傷 [戦死 ]する ▸ the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 1945年の沖縄戦 ▸ the battle between police and protesters 警察と抗議団とのもみ合い 2 C «…のための /…間での /…との /…するための » 闘争 , 競争, 一戦, 口論 «for /between /with /to do » ▸ a battle for power 権力闘争 ▸ a battle of nerves [wits ]神経戦 [知恵くらべ ]▸ a battle between the leading teams 主力チーム同士の競争 3 C 〖通例単数形で 〗 «…との » (困難を克服するための )努力, 戦い «against » ▸ a battle against cancer [nature ]がん （がん ）[自然 ]との戦い ▸ a battle to overcome the language barrier 言葉の壁を克服しようとする努力 be h à lf the b á ttle 半ば成功 [勝利 ]したも同然である .d ò b á ttle «…と » 戦う, 論争する «with » .f ì ght a l ò sing b á ttle 負け戦をする, 見込みがなくとも奮闘する .f ì ght one's ò wn b á ttle 孤軍奮闘する .j ò in b á ttle ｟英 ｠ «…と » 論争を始める «with » .The b á ttle l ì nes are dr á wn .戦いは間もなくだ ; 戦闘は臨戦態勢に入った .w ì n [l ò se ] the b á ttle, l ò se [w ì n ] the w á r 小さな争いには勝つ [負ける ]が大きな戦いには負ける [勝つ ].動詞 他動詞 ｟主に米 ｠〈人 集団など 〉と戦う, 闘争する; 〈困難 [不快 ]な事情 状況など 〉と戦う ▸ He battled his weight problem .彼は減量の問題に取り組んだ ▸ battle one's way (道を )押し分けて進む 自動詞 ｟主に英 ｠【人 集団と 】戦う, 闘争する «with , against » ; 参戦する ; « 困難な状況などと /…を得るために » 戦う «against , with /for » ▸ battle with poverty 貧困と戦う ▸ battle for human rights 人権のために戦う b à ttle it ó ut 最後の最後まで戦う .～́ cr ù iser 巡洋戦艦 .～́ cr ỳ (兵士の )雄たけび ; (闘争などの )スローガン .～́ dr è ss 戦闘服 .～́ fat ì gue ｟やや古 ｠戦争神経症 .～́ l ì ne 戦線 (front ).
battle-ax(e)
b á ttle- à x (e )名詞 C 1 ｟くだけて ｠(中年の威圧的な )がみがみ女 (dragon ).2 (昔, 戦闘に使われた )大斧 （おの ）.
battledore
bat tle dore /bǽt (ə )ldɔ̀ː r /名詞 1 C (羽根つき バドミントンの )羽子板, ラケット .2 羽根つき遊び (battledore and shuttlecock ).
battlefield
battle field /bǽt (ə )lfiːld /名詞 複 ～s /-dz /C 1 戦場 .2 論争の的, 競争の起きている分野, 争いの場 .
battleground
b á ttle gr ò und 名詞 ＝battlefield .
battlement
b á t tle ment 名詞 C 〖通例 ～s 〗(銃眼などがついた城 要塞 （さい ）の )胸壁 ; (胸壁に囲まれた )屋上 .
battleship
b á ttle sh ì p 名詞 C 戦艦 .
batty
bat ty /bǽti /形容詞 ｟英 くだけて ｠〈人 考えなどが 〉少しいかれた, 常軌を逸した .
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