beat-up

adjective

Examples of beat-up in a Sentence

drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school
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After a long wait, a beat-up car pulls up, with a sinister figure inside. Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2025 Finally, Lewis bought his cousin a beat-up Plymouth and loaned Swaggart his backup musicians and studio time to record a gospel album. Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025 But when the conversation gets too intimate, Zephyr takes off in the beat-up van that serves as her living quarters. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025 Jose Mujica, a one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay who drove a beat-up VW Beetle and enacted progressive reforms that carried his reputation well beyond South America, has died aged 89. Reuters, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for beat-up

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 20 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

beat-up

adjective
ˈbēt-ˌəp,
-ˈəp
: worn or damaged by use or neglect
a beat-up old car
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