as in to work (over)
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as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 June 2024
The portrayals piss me off — the one-dimensional look where a Native person is always the same — drug addict, alcoholic, beat-up woman.
—Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Robinson’s absence presented another challenge for a beat-up Knicks frontcourt already without forward Julius Randle (shoulder) and Bojan Bogdanovic (foot) due to season-ending injuries.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 May 2024
Almost every day, every spring and summer, yarns from anguished captains attaching photos of their beat-up rudders fill up a Facebook group called Orca Attack Reports, which has more than 60,000 members.
—Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
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Essentially, they were beat-up tennis sneakers with one toe bent out of shape for years after being in storage in jail while the character was incarcerated.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 June 2024
The portrayals piss me off — the one-dimensional look where a Native person is always the same — drug addict, alcoholic, beat-up woman.
—Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Robinson’s absence presented another challenge for a beat-up Knicks frontcourt already without forward Julius Randle (shoulder) and Bojan Bogdanovic (foot) due to season-ending injuries.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 May 2024
Almost every day, every spring and summer, yarns from anguished captains attaching photos of their beat-up rudders fill up a Facebook group called Orca Attack Reports, which has more than 60,000 members.
—Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
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“Beat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beat%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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