beat up
/ˈbiːt ˌʌp/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.99 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To cause, by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
verb
To repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.
Example Sentences
- "I got beaten up by thugs on my way home."
- "You don't beat people up, so that you can live in a society where nobody would beat you up."
- "If anyone wondered why the liner went straight at the panzerschiff, Fegen's reasoning was clear. The 11-inch guns could hit him at long range, but the short-barrelled 6-inch on his own ship couldn't range out quite as far. So, to start beating up Admiral Scheer, he had to get closer."
- "I wanted to beat you up this morning and make breakfast for you for once."
- "At Breach of Wall, or Hedge-ſurprize, ¶ She ſhar’d in th’ hazard and the prize : ¶ At beating quarters up, or forrage, ¶ Behav’d her ſelf with matchleſſe courage ;"
- "On this occaſion, the diligent prior o St. Andrews aſſembled 600 horſe, with which he aſſailed the French, beat up their quarters, intercepted their proviſions, and cut off their ſtraggling parties."
Usage
Inflected Forms
beats up (present, singular)
beating up (participle, present)
beated up (nonstandard, past)
beaten up (participle, past)
beated up (nonstandard, participle)
beat-up (alternative)
more beat up (comparative)
most beat up (superlative)
beat ups (plural)