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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

  • (..) Maximus! Maximus! Maximus! Maximus! Maximus! Maximus! Maximus! Maximus! Forward, guards! On battery! Maximus! Maximus! Maximus! Maximus! Maximus! Maximus! Maximus! What am I going (..)
    2000 Gladiator