battery

Definition

  • noun: a device that is placed inside a machine (such as a clock, toy, or car) to supply it with electricity
  • noun: the act of 'battering' or beating
  • synonyms: enfilading battery, from battery

Examples

  • a 'dead battery' = ('Brit') a 'flat battery' [=a battery that has no more electricity]

  • The operation was performed by a 'battery' of doctors.

  • He was found guilty of 'battery'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Let us toosten on a super team. - On a super team. Also hello. Hello. - I thought that you would not come. No, I am only too late. I tried to call, but the battery ... I wanted this not throw away, so I called Barry. Fortunately, he was free. - Yes. - There you have it than luck. (..)
    2007 Bee Movie