Battering and Smashing

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Battering noun - The act of subjecting to strong attack.

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Smashing and battering are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smashing" instead an adjective "Battering".

Nearby Words: batter, battered, battery

Smashing adjective - Very good.

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Battering and smashing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Battering" instead an adjective "Smashing".

Nearby Words: smash, smashed, smasher, smashable

Battering Ram: In the final showdown with the tourist village, the plane-mounted monkey-chain hammer acts like this, easily smashing the huts and later used to break through the dam.

Source: Video Game / Madagascar
The French emphatically did not conquer Europe by smashing human battering rams into the opposing side's lines.

Source: Useful Notes / The Napoleonic Wars
The Siege: The first revealed stage, Harrowgate, is a European-style castle under siege with a battering ram perpetually smashing the front gate.

Source: Video Game / For Honor

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