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Definition of banged up adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

banged up

adjective

/ˌbæŋd ˈʌp/

/ˌbæŋd ˈʌp/

(North American English, informal)

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injured or damaged
- Two days after the accident she still looked pretty banged up.
- a banged-up old truck
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