beat up on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beet uhp on, awn]
- /bit ʌp ɒn, ɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beet uhp on, awn]
- /bit ʌp ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of beat up on words

phrasal verb beat up on If someone beats up on a person or beats on them, they hit or kick the person many times. 3
phrasal verb beat up on If someone beats up on another person, they threaten them or treat them unkindly. 3
verb with object beat up on to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. 1
verb with object beat up on to dash against: rain beating the trees. 1
verb with object beat up on to flutter, flap, or rotate in or against: beating the air with its wings. 1
verb with object beat up on to sound, as on a drum: beating a steady rhythm; to beat a tattoo. 1

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Origin of beat up on

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English beten, Old English bēatan; cognate with Old Norse bauta, Middle Low German bōten, Old High German bōzzan; akin to MIr búalaim I hit, Latin fūstis a stick < *bheud-

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Parts of speech for Beat up on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Beat up on

beat up on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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