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Batted
- verb - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
- have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
- strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"
- use a bat; "Who's batting?"
- wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids"
Battel
- - A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
Batten
- noun - a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- furnish with battens; "batten ships"
- secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
- stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
Batter
- noun - (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
- a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking
- Knocks about
- make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat"
- strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"
- strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
Battle
- noun - a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
- an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
- battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
- fight
Battue
- noun - a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
- indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"
Betted
- verb - have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
- maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"
- stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
Better
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- (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond"
- (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better"
- (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well');
- (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully; "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the dif