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I had no television when I was little, just a stack of old, beat-up comics from the 1950s and 1960s.
Daniel Clowes

Meaning of "beat-up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEAT-UP

beat-up  [ˈbiːtʌp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEAT-UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Beat-Up is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BEAT-UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of beat-up in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEAT-UP


botch-up
ˈbɒtʌp
get-up
ˈɡɛtʌp
let-up
ˈlɛtʌp
set-up
ˈsetʌp
setup
ˈsetʌp
start-up
ˈstɑːtʌp
tup
tʌp
write-up
ˈraɪtʌp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEAT-UP

beat oneself up
beat seven bells out of
beat someone hollow
beat someone to it
beat someone´s brains out
beat the bounds
beat the drum for
beat the rap
beat time
beat up
beatable
beatbox
beatboxing
beaten
beaten-up
beater
beath
beatific
beatifical
beatifically

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEAT-UP

built-up
bust-up
close-up
cut-up
dust-up
fit-up
follow-up
hold-up
hook-up
make-up
pent-up
pick-up
pin-up
pop-up
put-you-up
sit-up
split-up
wake-up
well-brought-up
wrought-up

Synonyms and antonyms of beat-up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «beat-up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEAT-UP

Find out the translation of beat-up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of beat-up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «beat-up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

打纬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

destartalado
570 millions of speakers

English

beat-up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فاز متابعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потрепанный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bater -up
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বীট আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

beat-up
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

memukul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beat-up
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おんぼろの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낡디
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Beat-up
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đánh bại -up
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मारहाण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dövmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

beat- up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bić się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пошарпаний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bate - up
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

beat- up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klop -up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

beat- up
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

banke opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of beat-up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEAT-UP»

The term «beat-up» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.948 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEAT-UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about beat-up

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5 QUOTES WITH «BEAT-UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word beat-up.
1
John Cena
I'm fine with being beat-up and pushed around, but I'm really scared of heights and scared of ledges.
2
Daniel Clowes
I had no television when I was little, just a stack of old, beat-up comics from the 1950s and 1960s.
3
Natasha Lyonne
Anormal day looks like, you know, shower, put on the same jeans, the same tattered Gucci loafers I got at the thrift store, white socks, and my t-shirt and my very beat-up Helmut Lang blazer. I'm in the exact same outfit every day.
4
Michaela McManus
I'm sort of like the kid that kicks around in Vans, beat-up Converse, ripped jeans, and t-shirts.
5
Mike Stoller
I heard a young black pianist. He was a teenager, I was eight years old, and he was playing boogie-woogie, and he just knocked me out. He thought he was alone in the old barn on the beat-up upright piano, but I was hiding in the corner so he wouldn't see me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEAT-UP»

Discover the use of beat-up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to beat-up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational ...
This book contains more than 500 photos! And lots of words! All guaranteeing that you'll learn how to beat up anybody! The World Champion is the greatest athlete in the world, has sex with lots of women, and is a role model to children.
Judah Friedlander, 2010
2
My Story Can Beat Up Your Story!: Ten Ways to Toughen Up ...
Covering everything from Heroes to Villains, from Theme to Plot Points, from cooking up good ideas to a business plan for smart writers, this book forever eliminates that horrible feeling every writer goes through — staring at the blank ...
Jeffrey Schechter, 2011
3
My life as a beat-up basketball backboard
Misadventures abound when the Ricko Slicko Advertising Agency arranges popularity and fame for clumsy Wally McDoogle, young writer of superhero stories.
Bill Myers, 2000
4
Beat Up a Cookie: An Ellie Bernstein Mystery
Ellie Bernstein is still a fan of the TV series M*A*S*H.
Denise Dietz, 2009
5
The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, ...
Includes a 30-Day Spiritual Journey Guide! “Brennan Manning does a masterful job of blowing the dust off of shop-worn theology and allowing God’s grace to do what only God’s grace can do—amaze.” -Max Lucado, Bestselling author of ...
Brennan Manning, 2008
6
Second Thoughts: One Hundred Upbeat Messages for Beat-Up ...
The broadcaster offers one hundred short essays on what he has learned about life during his thirty-five year career
Mort Crim, 1998
7
The Wounded Warrior: A Survival Guide for When You're Beat ...
Because in order to get the wounds, you must first enlist in the battle. This book is for every man who has boldly said to life, “I’m in,” only to come up against inevitable trials and tribulations.
Dr. Steve Stephens, 2010
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Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage
It was allowed to 'beat' up until it died. The position in which it died has significance. — PGIP:54 2. PHRASE 2.1 beat up yourself refl vb phr (CarA) [AF] To overwork yourself in sb else's interest; to work breathlessly at sth (often for a purpose ...
Richard Allsopp, Jeannette Allsopp, 2003
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Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
beat-up. beating /'bhtirj/ n [C] o the beating of a butterfly's wings 0 He escaped a beating, o (fig.) TWs choir has taker? o beating over the years (= been used often and damaged). MIX /'bi:t/ v [T] past simp, beat, past part, beaten, past part, beat ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008
10
Street Talk: Da Official Guide to Hip-Hop & Urban Slanguage
[someone who's] beat up adj. (general sl.) old & new school 1. one who is unattractive due to their haggard and unkempt appearance. (var. [someone who's ] all beat [the f **k] up) ex: "Only kinds of girls he likes is them beat up ones. " [ someone ...
Randy Kearse, 2013

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEAT-UP»

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Mongol Rally: London To Ulan-Ude In the Most Beat-Up Car You …
Participants in the Mongol Rally will cross more than 17 countries, head through mountains and deserts, cross a sea or two, and skirt several ... «Iowa Public Radio, Jun 15»

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