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Definition of
beat up phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
beat up
phrasal verb
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beat somebody
up
to hit or kick somebody hard, many times
He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs.
See
beat up
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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beat-up
adjective
beat up on
beat yourself up
beat-up
beat up on somebody
beat up on yourself (about/over something)
beat yourself up (about something)
beat yourself up (over something)
Phrasal verbs
beat yourself up (about something)
beat yourself up (over something)
Nearby words
beat to
phrasal verb
beat to it
phrasal verb
beat up
phrasal verb
beat-up
adjective
beat up on
phrasal verb
puzzle
noun
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