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beat-up

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Now, this elderly gentleman walked around in very worn-out gardener overalls, talked to everyone on site, got to know each one of us personally, offered help, ate with us and drove a beat-up 1980s Benz.

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Quick take

damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford"

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for beat-up.

adjective

damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford"

See also: battered, beaten-up

Example sentences

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Now, this elderly gentleman walked around in very worn-out gardener overalls, talked to everyone on site, got to know each one of us personally, offered help, ate with us and drove a beat-up 1980s Benz.

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How do you use beat-up in a sentence?

Now, this elderly gentleman walked around in very worn-out gardener overalls, talked to everyone on site, got to know each one of us personally, offered help, ate with us and drove a beat-up 1980s Benz.

What does beat-up mean?

damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford"

What part of speech is beat-up?

beat-up is commonly used as adjective.