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beat–up
adjective \ˈbēt-ˌəp, -ˈəp\
: old and badly worn or damaged
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First Known Use of BEAT-UP
1863
Related to BEAT-UP
- Synonyms
- beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown
BEAT-UP Defined for Kids
beat–up
adjective \ˈbēt-ˌəp\
Definition of BEAT-UP for Kids
: badly worn or damaged by use or neglect <a beat-up old car>
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