26984 words

battery

12 definitions • 20 examples
1

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

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

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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