Definition of Beat up

1. Verb. Give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression. "They want to beat up the prisoners "; "The teacher used to beat the students"


2. Verb. Gather. "Drum up support"
Exact synonyms: Drum Up, Rally
Generic synonyms: Collect, Pull In

Definition of Beat up

1. Verb. (transitive) To give a severe beating to. ¹

2. Verb. To attack suddenly; to alarm. ¹

3. Verb. To cause by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up. ¹

4. Verb. (context: reflexive) To feel badly guilty and accuse oneself over something. ''Usually followed by over or about.'' ¹

5. Verb. (military WW2 air pilots' usage) Repeatedly bomb a military target or targets. ¹

6. Verb. To get something done, ''derived from the idea of beating for game'' ¹

7. Verb. (intransitive nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind. ¹

8. Adjective. (slang) Battered by time and usage; beaten up. ¹

9. Noun. A person who, or thing that, has been beaten up. ¹

10. Noun. An act of beating up: ¹

11. Noun. (UK Australia New Zealand) An artificially or disingenuously manufactured alarm or outcry, especially one agitated by or through the media. ¹

12. Noun. (forestry) A tree planted later than others in a plantation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beat Up

beat one's brain
beat one's head against a stone wall
beat out
beat parry
beat somebody to the punch
beat someone's brains out
beat the meat
beat the rap
beat the stuffing out of
beat to a pulp
beat to quarters
beat up
beatable
beatbox
beatboxed
beatboxer
beatboxers
beatboxes
beatboxing
beatch
beatches
beatdown
beatdowns
beated
beatemest
beaten

Literary usage of Beat up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Thesaurus of English words and phrases by Peter Mark Roget (1883)
"(ßt) 27; put in-trim,- train, for ; rehearse ; make provision for ; take -steps, - measures, - precautions ; provide, - against ; beat up for recruits ..."

2. Advocate of Peace by American Peace Society (1857)
"I will beat up that sword, and then can I pray for peace.' I took my beautiful sword, went to a smith's shop, and beat it into a pruning-hook. ..."

3. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1899)
"... and that most of us will spend the Christmas holidays at Bath; in which case, I shall certainly find an opportunity to beat up your quarters. ..."

4. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs, from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"... daily beat up for volunteers. Irish letters say that the protestants in that kingdom are in continual apprehensions of being massacred, ..."

5. Letters and Papers Relating Chiefly to the Provincial History of by Thomas Balch, Edward Shippen (1855)
"In the meantime, he will beat up for volunteers, and get all he can. The Governor, Mr. Allen,.Mr. Chew and myself are going, on Saturday, to Newtown, ..."

6. History of the Campaign for the Conquest of Canada in 1776: From the Death by Charles Henry Jones (1882)
"... Imminent—The British Troops Retire Without Striking a Blow—Further Suspense—Detachments sent by Gates to "beat up" the Enemy's advance post—The British ..."

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