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Definition beat up in American English

beat up phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to hurt someone by hitting or kicking them many times

Example

They threatened to beat me up if I didn't give them my wallet.

Synonyms and related words
hit beat smack
2

to blame or criticize yourself or someone else

Example

It's time you stopped beating yourself up over this.

Synonyms and related words
criticize blame put yourself down
Definition beat up in American English