beat-up

adjective

Examples of beat-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On the front line just outside Bakhmut, Ukraine, a 32-year-old commander of a Ukrainian artillery platoon rocked to and fro in the passenger seat of a beat-up Lada, as another soldier navigated the car through a thick forest, sometimes mowing down young trees. Nicole Tung, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024 Goldman helped create Wynwood Walls by using beat-up warehouse walls that became home for mural masterpieces. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024 Law enforcement soon located Michael’s beat-up RV in the parking lot of nearby St. Elizabeth’s church. Molly Langmuir, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024 Mistaken for newspaper mogul Rupert Murdoch’s wife, Muriel McKay was dragged from her London home, tossed into the back of a beat-up Volvo and held for a £1m ransom at a Hertfordshire farm in December 1969. Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024 Stay tuned for sneakers and boots… Read more: Best Walking Shoes; Best Slippers; Best Hiking Boots Replacing some beat-up sneakers? Malia Griggs, SELF, 11 Oct. 2023 While Barbie still picked up eight total nominations, its Best Picture candidacy is looking as beat-up and bedraggled as Weird Barbie. Vulture, 23 Jan. 2024 Zip’s Cafe, Mount Lookout The perfect spot to nestle into a beat-up booth for a burger on a cold winter's day. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2024 The shoe cleaner can be used on a wide range of shoes such as sneakers and boots, and is great for cleaning dirty and beat-up outsoles. Alyssa Rotunno, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 29 Mar. 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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