beatdown

noun

beat·down ˈbēt-ˌdau̇n

US, informal : a violent physical beating

… said his own client was badly hurt in a beatdown by NYPD officers …—

Shayna Jacobs

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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The Jets opened their season with a 6-0 beatdown of the Edmonton Oilers. —

Carol Schram, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 The Broncos delivered a beatdown and earned a breather. —

Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024 McAlpin survived the beatdown but many who don’t immediately follow police orders wind up killed, especially among disabled people who might have trouble heeding what officers are telling them. —

Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024 Everyone deserves some Ma Dong-seok beatdowns in their life, especially when he’s paired with a real MMA fighter. —

Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beatdown