Origin: Germanic
Old English prefix
Beat up has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Noun
1
A person who, or thing that, has been beaten up.
Verb
1
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
"Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"
"The teacher used to beat the students"
3
To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
Adjective
1
Battered by time and usage; beaten up.
Example Sentences
"Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"
verb
"The teacher used to beat the students"
verb
"drum up support"
verb
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