battere

Definitions of battere
  1. verb
    hit repeatedly
    synonyms: percuotere, picchiare
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    pavimentare
    knock down with force
    martellare
    beat with or as if with a hammer
  2. verb
    stir vigorously
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    accendere, agitare, agitarsi, conturbare, disturbare, eccitare, infiammare, rinfocolare, turbarsi
    change the arrangement or position of
  3. verb
    move with a thrashing motion
    synonyms: remeggiare, remigare, sbatacchiare
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    guarnire, muovere, spostare
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  4. verb
    make a rhythmic sound
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    emettere, fare, produrre, sonare, suonare
    make a certain noise or sound
  5. verb
    give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
    synonyms: malmenare, percuotere, pestare, picchiare, seviziare
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    flagellare, frustare, gonfiare, montare, sfregiare
    beat severely with a whip or rod
    bastonare, flagellare, legnare
    beat with a cane
    sculacciare
    give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
    flagellare, flagellarsi
    whip
  6. verb
    win a victory over
    synonyms: debellare, scavalcare, sconfiggere, superare, vincere
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    dispiacere, increscere, rincrescere, spiacere
    defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
    conquidere, conquistare, debellare, vincere
    overcome by conquest
    debellare
    overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
    disperdere, sbaragliare, sgominare
    defeat disastrously
    abbindolare, accalappiare, aggirare, barare, buggerare, buscherare, circondurre, ciurmare, cuccare, gabbare, giocare, imbrogliare, infinocchiare, ingannare, minchionare, raggirare, turlupinare
    defeat someone through trickery or deceit
    abbondare, eccedere, trascendere
    be or do something to a greater degree
    debellare, padroneggiare
    get on top of; deal with successfully
  7. verb
    hit against; come into sudden contact with
    synonyms: imbattersi, imbroccare, scontrarsi
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    mancare, rasentare
    fail to reach
    types:
    investire
    knock against with force or violence
    affrontarsi, collidere, cozzare, scontrarsi
    crash together with violent impact
    type of:
    ritoccare, toccare
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
  8. verb
    knock against with force or violence
    synonyms: investire
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    type of:
    imbattersi, imbroccare, scontrarsi
    hit against; come into sudden contact with
  9. verb
    encounter by chance
  10. verb
    indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
    synonyms:
    pulsare
    move rhythmically
  11. verb
    move rhythmically
    synonyms: pulsare
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    pulsare
    expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
    fluttuare, palpitare
    beat rapidly
    type of:
    andare, gire, ire, muovere, muoversi
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  12. verb
    indicate (a certain time) by striking
    synonyms: scoccare
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    captare, cattivarsi, immatricolare, registrare
    indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
  13. verb
    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
  14. verb
    glare or strike with great intensity
    synonyms: picchiare
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