sbattere

From s- +‎ battere, or possibly a Vulgar Latin *exbattere, from Latin battuere.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzbat.te.re/
• Rhymes: -attere
• Hyphenation: sbàt‧te‧re

sbàttere (first-person singular present sbàtto, first-person singular past historic sbattéi, past participle sbattùto, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to beat

   Synonyms: battere, colpire; see also Thesaurus:battere

2. (transitive) to bump hard into

   Synonyms: picchiare, urtare, cozzare

3. (transitive) to throw; to fling; to hurl

   Synonyms: buttare, lanciare; see also Thesaurus:gettare

4. (transitive, intransitive) to close with force, to slam [auxiliary avere]

   Synonyms: chiudere con forza, sbatacchiare

5. (transitive, intransitive) to shake or agitate repeatedly [auxiliary avere]

   sbattere il ventaglio ― to fan a hand-held fan

   sbattere le ali ― to flap the wings

   sbattere le palpebre ― to blink

   le vele sbattano ― the sails are flapping

6. (transitive, by extension) to whisk (eggs)
7. (transitive, by extension) to whip (cream, etc.)
8. (transitive) (also with in) to ship or transfer (someone) (to a distant or unwelcoming place)

   l'hanno sbattuto in una sede di periferia ― they threw him in a suburban location

9. (transitive) (with in or a) to make (someone) do (an unpleasant task)

   mi hanno sbattuto a gestire il problema ― they made me manage the problem

10. (transitive, informal) to store and subsequently disregard or neglect

    Synonyms: riporre, mettere da parte, mettere in serbo, conservare, accantonare

    ha sbattuto i vecchi vestiti in soffitta

    he stored the old clothes in the attic

11. (transitive, informal) to exhaust or tire out

    Synonyms: spossare, stancare; see also Thesaurus:stancare

12. (transitive, vulgar, slang) to fuck
13. (transitive, rare) to refute (an argument, claim, etc.)
14. (transitive, rare) to deduct
15. (transitive, archaic) to weaken