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Having suffered repeated violence from a spouse, partner, or parent

(of a thing) Damaged by age and repeated use

Worn, torn, or ragged, as if into rags

In physical pain

In a pulpy state

Exposed to or characterized by strong winds and rain

Repeated often to the point of being stale or commonplace

Past tense for strike repeatedly with hard blows

Past tense for to bombard with bombs or artillery

Past tense for to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc

Past tense for to fall or be hurled forcefully, typically in the form of a barrage

Past tense for to treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

Past tense for penalize for wrongdoing

Past tense for to give an appearance of age to, especially a new object

Past tense for to cause to be ineffective or immobilized

Past tense for to completely destroy or devastate

Past tense for to separate into pieces as a result of a collision, blow, shock, or strain

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Adjective

Having suffered repeated violence from a spouse, partner, or parent

physically abused

underprivileged

under one's thumb

led by the nose

at one's beck and call

in one's pocket

in one's clutches

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“She explains that her experience is not uncommon among battered wives.”

Adjective

(of a thing) Damaged by age and repeated use

falling to pieces

on its last legs

gone to rack and ruin

in a state of disrepair

seen better days

badly maintained

the worse for wear

down-at-the-heels

poorly maintained

in poor condition

in bad condition

down-at-the-heel

out of condition

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“I'm off to Paris tomorrow evening for a meeting on Thursday morning and I really didn't relish the thought of taking my battered boots along with me.”

Adjective

Worn, torn, or ragged, as if into rags

down-at-the-heels

having seen better days

falling to pieces

falling apart at the seams

the worse for wear

down-at-the-heel

decrepit. in ruins

down at the heel

on its last legs

poverty-stricken

poorly maintained

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Adjective

At war

Adjective

In physical pain

on the sick list

physically challenged

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Adjective

In a pulpy state

Adjective

Exposed to or characterized by strong winds and rain

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

pulling no punches

well-ventilated

rough-and-tumble

raining cats and dogs

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Adjective

Worn

strong-featured

Adjective

Repeated often to the point of being stale or commonplace

the worse for wear

run-of-the-mill

old as the hills

past its sell-by date

behind the times

advanced in years

as old as the hills

long in the tooth

past their sell-by date

horse and buggy

standardized^US

conventionalized

standardised^UK

past one's sell-by date

of an advanced age

like a dinosaur

dull as dishwater

old as Methuselah

long-established

rooted in the past

well-established

no longer in use

fallen into disuse

not as young as one used to be

not as young as one was

not long for this world

no spring chicken

undistinguished

middle-of-the-road

no great shakes

nothing to write home about

common or garden

lacking variety

run of the mill

lacking variation

lacking excitement

lacking interest

nothing to get excited about

soul-destroying

unsophisticated

dull as ditchwater

run-of-the-mine

middle of the road

nothing special

fair-to-middling

readily available

widely available

fair to middling

of poor quality

matter-of-course

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Verb

Past tense for strike repeatedly with hard blows

rained blows on

gave someone a good hiding

given someone a good hiding

knocked into the middle of next week

beat the living daylights out of

beatbeat the living daylights out of the living daylights out of

let someone have it

gave someone a hiding

given someone a hiding

given someone a drubbing

gave someone a drubbing

duffed someone up

gave someone a beating

given someone a beating

given someone a good beating

gave someone a good beating

gave someone a good drubbing

given someone a good drubbing

handled roughly

wiped the floor with

crashed against

won a resounding victory over

walked all over

let one have it

turned inside out

run rings around

brought someone to their knees

beat the pants off

defeated utterly

made mincemeat of

fired a broadside at

put out of action

put in the hospital

cracked against

caused injury to

beat someone up

run circles around

assaulted physically

knocked block off

rained blows upon

turned to violence

smacked against

physically attacked

beaten to a pulp

knocked for a loop

taken to the cleaners

took to the cleaners

ran rings around

laid a finger on

taken a stick to

took a stick to

rained something down on

tanned one's hide

jumped down one's throat

boxed someone's ears

dusted someone's britches

struck with a stick

beat with a stick

interfered with

got the better of

warmed someone's seat

bent out of shape

gotten the better of

come into collision with

treated roughly

blew out of the water

made black and blue

distorted the shape of

blown out of the water

beaten someone up

ridden roughshod

ran circles around

gave a black eye

given a black eye

beaten with a stick

beaten the pants off

tore limb from limb

torn limb from limb

done a number on

did a number on

did mischief to

done mischief to

came into collision with

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“Traders shoo them away from their customers, and batter the children around the head if they become too persistent.”

Verb

Past tense for to bombard with bombs or artillery

dropped bombs on

razed to the ground

detonated weapon

rained destruction

blown to pieces

put the kibosh on

reduced to ruins

blown a hole in

brought to naught

brought to ruin

brought to nought

wreaked havoc with

given the lie to

blown out of the water

shot full of holes

driven a coach and horses through

played havoc with

cooked someone's goose

broken to smithereens

broken into pieces

broken to pieces

crushed to smithereens

made mincemeat of

smashed to smithereens

wiped off the map

wiped off the face of the earth

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Verb

Past tense for to damage or injure, as by blows, heavy wear, etc

played merry hell with

put out of commission

put out of action

wreaked havoc on

destabilized^US

interfered with

destabilised^UK

played havoc with

wrought havoc on

caused detriment to

drove a nail into the coffin of

driven a nail into the coffin of

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

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“A storm that's been battering the Northeast coastline.”

Verb

Past tense for to fall or be hurled forcefully, typically in the form of a barrage

beaten down upon

Verb

Past tense for to treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

handled roughly

hit where one lives

treated roughly

done an injustice to

did an injustice to

offended against

stepped on the toes of

taken advantage of

took advantage of

laid a bad trip on

done a disservice to

did a disservice to

given black eye

gave no quarter

gone for jugular

given no quarter

went for jugular

done the dirty on

did the dirty on

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Verb

Past tense for penalize for wrongdoing

meted out punishment to

brought someone to book

brought to book

made an example of

slapped someone's wrist

taught someone a lesson

gave it to someone

given it to someone

gave someone what for

given someone what for

rapped knuckles

rapped someone's knuckles

cracked down on

gave a going-over

given a going-over

gave a lesson to

given a lesson to

gave someone the works

given someone the works

given the works

taught a lesson

gave a going over

given a going over

threw the book at

thrown the book at

came down on like a ton of bricks

come down on like a ton of bricks

punished severely

Verb

Past tense for to give an appearance of age to, especially a new object

simulated age in

Verb

Past tense for to cause to be ineffective or immobilized

made inoperative

rendered inactive

brought to a halt

prevented from moving

prevented from working

rendered inoperative

rendered incapable

put out of action

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

brought to a standstill

rendered powerless

confined to bed

rendered infirm

confined to a wheelchair

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Verb

Past tense for to completely destroy or devastate

knocked to pieces

razed to the ground

wiped from the face of the earth

put out of commission

run onto the rocks

reduced to rubble

dashed to pieces

damaged beyond repair

ran onto the rocks

defeated utterly

made mincemeat of

turned inside out

wiped the floor with

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

taken to the cleaners

took to the cleaners

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Verb

Past tense for to separate into pieces as a result of a collision, blow, shock, or strain

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