beatdown
noun
beat·down
ˈbēt-ˌdau̇n 
1
US, informal
: a violent physical beating
… said his own client was badly hurt in a beatdown by NYPD officers …—
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US, informal
: an emphatic or overwhelming defeat
… he was sitting in his Eugene hotel room, … while absorbing a beatdown in PlayStation 3 boxing from his 10-year-old brother Seth.—Tim Layden
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That now-infamous beatdown sparked a chain reaction that would lead to Shakur's death, prosecutors allege.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2024
Related Articles Dolphins-Bills predictions: Can Miami rebound from beatdown in Baltimore to win division title and secure No. 2 seed in AFC?
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
This came on the heels of a 32-point beatdown at Purdue, when U-M allowed 99 points, the program's most lopsided defeat in 17 years.
—Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
The Texans took down the Cleveland Browns at home in a 45-14 beatdown of the team that had allowed the fewest yards per game of any in the NFL during the regular season.
—Jack McKessy, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
Their 55-10 beatdown of the Broncos is the most lopsided in Super Bowl history and also represents the most points scored by one team.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Cronin said his team’s resurgence was a result of incremental improvement, not motivation from a beatdown.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
New York won its three playoff games by an average of 27.3 points, including a 49-3 beatdown of Montana's Niners.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Both teams are coming off big-time wins in the wild-card round, with the Lions ending the longest playoff winless drought in the four major pro sports by defeating the Rams, 24-23; the Bucs have one day less of rest, having played Monday night in a 32-9 beatdown of the Eagles in Tampa.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2024
Related Articles Dolphins-Bills predictions: Can Miami rebound from beatdown in Baltimore to win division title and secure No. 2 seed in AFC?
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
This came on the heels of a 32-point beatdown at Purdue, when U-M allowed 99 points, the program's most lopsided defeat in 17 years.
—Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
The Texans took down the Cleveland Browns at home in a 45-14 beatdown of the team that had allowed the fewest yards per game of any in the NFL during the regular season.
—Jack McKessy, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
Their 55-10 beatdown of the Broncos is the most lopsided in Super Bowl history and also represents the most points scored by one team.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Cronin said his team’s resurgence was a result of incremental improvement, not motivation from a beatdown.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
New York won its three playoff games by an average of 27.3 points, including a 49-3 beatdown of Montana's Niners.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Both teams are coming off big-time wins in the wild-card round, with the Lions ending the longest playoff winless drought in the four major pro sports by defeating the Rams, 24-23; the Bucs have one day less of rest, having played Monday night in a 32-9 beatdown of the Eagles in Tampa.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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