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beat-up en · ADJ

Etymology

Deverbal from beat up.

Meanings

1. (informal, of an object) Worn out by overuse; in a state of disrepair

Forms

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more beat-up	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most beat-up	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

beat-up en · NOUN

Etymology

Deverbal from beat up.

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand) An artificially or disingenuously manufactured outcry, usually in the media.
   • 2009, Natasha Robinson, 'James Packer book outrage a beat-up, says Paul Barry', The Australian, Business section “It has been suggested that this is a vicious book, a poisonous book, that it's a disgrace to have written it,” Mr Barry said at today's book launch. “That's a total beat-up."
   • 2009, Michael Cook, 'Is Britain’s stem cell crisis a beat-up?', BioEdge Few areas of science journalism are more susceptible to frothy beat-ups than stem cell research.

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beat-ups	Number=Plur		lexicographic