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 …

—Shayna Jacobs

2

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

Examples of beatdown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The fifth-year wing averaged just 12 points in 25 minutes per game during the regular season, but he's scored at least 14 points in six straight games dating back to Game 2 of the Pacers' 4-1 beatdown of the Bucks. —Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025

Maybe, but the following week’s 38-7 beatdown in Philadelphia confirmed the Giants season as a house of cards. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025

Hart continued the beatdown and caused a double turn as fans booed Hart and began to cheer for Austin. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025

The Nuggets raised the Larry O'Brien Trophy in 2023 with a dominant run through the West and a beatdown of the Heat in that year's NBA Finals. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beatdown

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown