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beat-up

beat-up
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [beet uhp]
    • /bit ʌp/
    • /biːt ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beet uhp]
    • /bit ʌp/

Definitions of beat-up word

  • adjective beat-up Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy. 1
  • noun beat-up the warpwise count of tufts of pile in the warp of carpets. 1
  • noun beat-up (Australia, Britain, New Zealand) An artificially or disingenuously manufactured outcry, usually in the media. 0
  • adjective beat-up (chiefly of an object) Worn out by overuse; in a state of disrepair. 0
See all 4 definitions of beat-up

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Origin of beat-up

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; adj., noun use of verb phrase beat up

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Parts of speech for Beat-up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Beat-up

beat-up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for beat-up

adj beat-up

  • injured — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
  • impaired — weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge.
  • run-down — fatigued; weary; exhausted.
  • gone — past participle of go1 .
  • shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
All 91 Synonyms of beat-up

Antonyms for beat-up

adj beat-up

  • healthy — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
  • mended — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
  • ok — all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
  • repaired — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
  • undamaged — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
All 22 Antonyms of beat-up

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