beat-up

adjective

Examples of beat-up in a Sentence

drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school
Recent Examples on the Web Larson became infamous in 1984 as a nerdy unemployed guy with three ex-wives, who travels across country in his beat-up ice cream truck to audition for the CBS daytime game show Press Your Luck. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024 The video splices clips of Becky, dressed in Willy Chavarria, while a stampede of men circles her at the junkyard and a crane claws through beat-up cars around her. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2024 We're meant to root for Jo and Bill's ragtag group of storm chasers — in their eclectic clothing and caravan of beat-up cars and an RV. Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 20 July 2024 Trying to make a couple bucks off his beat-up two-wheeler, Solomon was surprisingly turned away from the shop. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for beat-up 

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Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Sep. 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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