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Jul. 19th, 2007 06:29 amPARK RIDGE, IL -- A Northbrook man was charged with battery after a woman alleged he fondled her.
to fondle: 1 obsolete : PAMPER
2 : to handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly : CARESS
intransitive verb : to show affection or desire by caressing
to batter: 1 a : to beat with successive blows so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish b : BOMBARD
2 : to subject to strong, overwhelming, or repeated attack "battered by forces of change"
3 : to wear or damage by hard usage or blows "a battered old hat"
intransitive verb : to strike heavily and repeatedly : BEAT
synonym see MAIM
to fondle: 1 obsolete : PAMPER
2 : to handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly : CARESS
intransitive verb : to show affection or desire by caressing
to batter: 1 a : to beat with successive blows so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish b : BOMBARD
2 : to subject to strong, overwhelming, or repeated attack "battered by forces of change"
3 : to wear or damage by hard usage or blows "a battered old hat"
intransitive verb : to strike heavily and repeatedly : BEAT
synonym see MAIM