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

beat-up

adjective

/ˌbiːt ˈʌp/

/ˌbiːt ˈʌp/

(also beaten-up)

[usually before noun] (informal)

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old and damaged
- a beat-up old truck
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