beat-up
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beat-up
(bēt′ŭp′)adj. Slang
Damaged or worn because of neglect or heavy use.
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beat-up
(ˈbitˈʌp)adj.
Informal. dilapidated; broken-down.
[1935]
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| Adj. | 1. |  beat-up - damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford"damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
beat-up
adj (inf) → zerbeult, ramponiert (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
beat-up
[ˌbiːtˈʌp] adj (fam) → scassato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995