batter up

1 of 2verb

/ˈbætər ʌp/

Forms:batters up,battering up,battered up,battered up

1

to cause harm to someone or something

I think that kid will listen to us if we batter him up a bit and scare him.
That accident battered up the door of my car.
The vandals decided to batter the streetlights with baseball bats.
The boxer aimed to batter up his opponent with a series of powerful punches.