beat-up

adjective

Examples of beat-up in a Sentence

drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school
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If your boss has been lugging around the same beat-up backpack or book bag for years, upgrade him or her to this luxe leather bag from Dr Martens. Tim Chan, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024 Orlando is coming into the matchup beat-up and missing very key pieces. Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction: Mavericks win 110-107 This is queued up to be a key Western Conference matchup featuring two of the top contending teams with two MVP candidates. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 The light is still red as a seemingly chirpy, clueless couple pulls alongside her in a beat-up minivan, seeking directions. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024 Police later hypnotized the witness, who was an auto body repairman, and were able to get a better description of the vehicle: a maroon-reddish 1970 Dodge Polara with a beat-up white vinyl top and its passenger door smashed in, according to a Statesman article from 1980. Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beat-up 

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of beat-up was in 1863

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“Beat-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat-up. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

beat-up

adjective
ˈbēt-ˌəp,
-ˈəp
: worn or damaged by use or neglect
a beat-up old car
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