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1
a
device
that
produces
electricity
to
provide
power
for
electronic
devices
,
cars
, etc.:
Examples:
a rechargeable
battery
This
alarm
clock
takes
two medium-sized batteries.
My phone's
battery
is about to die (= to run out of
power
).
I got back to the car to find that the
battery
was
flat
(= had lost all
its
power
).
a battery-operated hairdryer
2
a
number
of things of a
similar
type
:
Examples:
In the
kitchen
an
impressive
battery
of
stainless
steel
utensils
hangs
on the
wall
.
3
a
number
of
large
guns
and
similar
weapons
operating
together in the same place:
Examples:
The
shore
battery
opened
fire
.
4
the
crime
of
using
physical
force
or
violence
on another person without their
permission
, even when this does not cause
physical
harm
:
Examples:
The singer's
former
personal
assistant
sued
her for
battery
.
He is
accused
of
battery
and
indecent
assault
.
He
served
10 years for
battery
on a
police
officer
.
5
In a
baseball
team
, the
pitcher
(= the
player
who
throws
the
ball
) and the
catcher
(= the
player
who
catches
balls
that are not hit) are
sometimes
referred
to as the
battery
:
Examples:
Paige and Gibson
combined
to
form
the
greatest
battery
in
baseball
history
.
A
catcher
needs to
develop
a good
rapport
with his
battery
mate
.
6
using
a
system
of
producing
a
large
number
of
eggs
cheaply
by
keeping
a lot of
chickens
in
rows
of
small
cages
(=
boxes
made of
wire
):
Examples:
battery
farming
battery
hens
/
eggs
7
a
device
that
produces
electricity
to
provide
power
for
radios
,
cars
,
toys
, etc.:
Examples:
What
size
battery
do you need for the
alarm
clock
?
8
A
battery
is also any
device
that
produces
electrical
energy
from
chemical
energy
.
9
a
number
of things of a
similar
type
:
Examples:
You have to
pass
a whole
battery
of
tests
to get into that
school
.
10
the
crime
of
attacking
and
beating
someone
11
a
device
that
produces
electricity
to
provide
power
for
cars
,
radios
, etc.:
Examples:
charge
/
recharge
a
battery
I need to
recharge
the batteries for my
camera
.
a rechargeable
battery
a battery-powered
vehicle
12
a
large
number
of
tests
,
questions
, etc.:
Examples:
Candidates
have to
undergo
a
battery
of
intelligence
tests
.
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