beat up
noun
Definitions
A person who, or thing that, has been beaten up.
An act of beating up:
An artificially or disingenuously manufactured alarm or outcry, especially one agitated by or through the media.
Example: 2009, Newstalk ZB, Hydro project claims "a beat up" - Brownlee, Newstalk ZB.
A tree planted later than others in a plantation.
verb
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To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
Example: I got beaten up by thugs on my way home.
To attack suddenly; to alarm.
To cause, by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
To feel badly guilty and accuse oneself over something. Usually followed by over or about.
Example: Don't beat yourself up over such a minor mistake.
adjective
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Battered by time and usage; beaten up.