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Verb: beat up
  1. Give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
    - beat, work over
     
  2. Bring together people for a common purpose or generate support a particular action
    "beat up support";
    - drum up, rally
Adjective: beat-up  beet úp
  1. Damaged by blows or hard usage
    "a beat-up old car";
    - battered, beaten-up

Derived forms: beating up, beaten up, beat up, beats up

See also: damaged

Type of: collect, pull in