beat%20up
noun
- 1
A person who, or thing that, has been beaten up.
- 2
An act of beating up:
- 3
An artificially or disingenuously manufactured alarm or outcry, especially one agitated by or through the media.
“2009, Newstalk ZB, Hydro project claims "a beat up" - Brownlee, Newstalk ZB.”
- 4
A tree planted later than others in a plantation.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
“I got beaten up by thugs on my way home.”
- 2
To attack suddenly; to alarm.
- 3
To cause, by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
- 4
To feel badly guilty and accuse oneself over something. Usually followed by over or about.
“Don't beat yourself up over such a minor mistake.”
- 5
(WW2 air pilots' usage) Repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.
- 6
To get something done, derived from the idea of beating for game
- 7
To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- 8
To disturb; to pay an untimely visit to.
- 9
To go diligently about in order to get helpers or participants in an enterprise.
“to beat up for recruits, or for volunteers”
adjective
- 1
Battered by time and usage; beaten up.
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