beat up 1

verbdomain: v physical contact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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Definition

give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

  • 1.Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night
  • 2.The teacher used to beat the students

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