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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

beat up on en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To hurt someone by hitting or kicking them many times.
    • She beat up on me pretty bad.
  2. To criticize someone unfairly.
    • We spent the better part of that year beating up on each other about why we weren't getting anything done. 1990 February 4, Pam Mitchell, quoting Susan Moir, “Pro-Union And Queer”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 5:
    • He's always beating up on her about her weight.
  3. Synonym of beat on.
    • That show beats up on conservatives for comedy.

Forms

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beating up on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beats up on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
beat up on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beat up on Tense=Past lexicographic
beaten up on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

beat on