as in to work (over)
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as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school
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Recent Examples of beat (up)
Michael Mundy, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
Horology hadn’t been part of their deliberations, although Mr. Pelzer had been wearing a beat-up Seiko.
—Rachel Felder, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
His first car was an old, beat-up 1956 Ford Victoria and the color of the car was pink.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
In the fall of 1934, three men in their 20s piled into a beat-up car in Los Angeles and drove 1,700 miles to Morelia, the capital of the Mexican state of Michoacán.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
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The 275-square-foot studio had beat-up wooden floors and small windows, and what passed for a fireplace was a hole in the wall.
—Michael Mundy, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
Horology hadn’t been part of their deliberations, although Mr. Pelzer had been wearing a beat-up Seiko.
—Rachel Felder, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
His first car was an old, beat-up 1956 Ford Victoria and the color of the car was pink.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
In the fall of 1934, three men in their 20s piled into a beat-up car in Los Angeles and drove 1,700 miles to Morelia, the capital of the Mexican state of Michoacán.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Beat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beat%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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