English Explanatory Dictionary

beat-up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Worn out by overuse; in a state of disrepair
noun
  1. An artificially or disingenuously manufactured outcry, usually in the media.

Word forms

beat-up more beat-up most beat-up beat-ups

Etymology

Deverbal from beat up.

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