Batter and Slam

Batter

Batter verb - To strike repeatedly.
Usage example: intruders battered the door until it fell down

Slam and batter are semantically related In some cases you can use "Slam" instead a verb "Batter".

Slam

Slam verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: she slammed the ball deep into center field

Batter and slam are semantically related in strike topic. Sometimes you can use "Batter" instead a verb "Slam", if it concerns topics such as throw or push very hard.

Common collocations

people batter people slam people
way batter way slam way
car batter car slam car
opponent batter opponent slam opponent
Other words: points, opponents, enemies.
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