Beat-up Definition
bētŭp
adjective
Damaged or worn because of neglect or heavy use.
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Dilapidated, battered, shabby, deteriorated, etc.
Webster's New World
(chiefly of an object) Worn out by overuse; in a state of disrepair.
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(slang) Battered by time and usage; beaten up.
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noun
(Australia, UK, New Zealand) An artificially or disingenuously manufactured outcry, usually in the media.
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A person who, or thing that, has been beaten up.
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An act of beating up:
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(UK, Australia, New Zealand) An artificially or disingenuously manufactured alarm or outcry, especially one agitated by or through the media.
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(forestry) A tree planted later than others in a plantation.
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verb
To give a severe beating to.
I got beaten up by thugs on my way home.
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To cause by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
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(military, WW2 air pilots' usage) Repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.
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Other Word Forms of Beat-up
Noun
Singular:
beat-up
Plural:
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