Analysis Complete

beat up

/ beat up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
gather
"drum up support"
Type of:
collect pull in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
"Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"
"The teacher used to beat the students"
Kinds of:
strong-arm soak pistol-whip belabour belabor
Derived:
beating thrashing licking drubbing lacing
Entails:
hit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

collect pull in strong-arm soak pistol-whip belabour belabor