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In some senses, beat-up is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
beat-up
adj 1noun 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
better, silver
VERB + BEAT-UP
book, bought, drives
BEAT-UP + NOUN
', barry', bioedge, paul, truck, volkswagen
PREP.
than
Definitions
adj
1
Worn out by overuse; in a state of disrepair
noun
1
An artificially or disingenuously manufactured outcry, usually in the media.
2009, Natasha Robinson, 'James Packer book outrage a beat-up, says Paul Barry', The Australian, Business section “It has been suggested that this is a vicious book, a poisonous book, that it's a disgrace to have written it,” Mr Barry said at today's book launch. “That's a total beat-up."
2009, Michael Cook, 'Is Britain’s stem cell crisis a beat-up?', BioEdge Few areas of science journalism are more susceptible to frothy beat-ups than stem cell research.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — damaged by blows or hard usage
- battered
- beaten-up
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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2009, Natasha Robinson, 'James Packer book outrage a beat-up, says Paul Barry', The Australian, Business section “It has been suggested that this is a vicious book, a poisonous book, that it's a disgr
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2009, Michael Cook, 'Is Britain’s stem cell crisis a beat-up?', BioEdge Few areas of science journalism are more susceptible to frothy beat-ups than stem cell research.
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Yanni drives a silver beat-up truck.
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Gabor bought Martha's beat-up Volkswagen.
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Get us something better than that beat-up Volkswagen.
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