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beat-up Definition

beat·-up (bētup)

adjective

Slang dilapidated, battered, shabby, deteriorated, etc.

beat-up Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • wreck: There is also considerable satisfaction in restoring a beat-up old wreck into a showpiece.
  • van: Dad, Donald and children, Wayne and Wendy, buy a beat-up old ice cream van from car dealer Charlie Smythe.

Browse dictionary entries near beat-up

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  1. beaten
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