Beat Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The wrestler was so angry at the referee that he went on to beat him up.
- She was beaten up badly by the muggers on her way home from work.
- In some schools, the teachers would often beat the kids up for failing to complete homework on time.
- It was unwise for the driver to beat the man up who broke into his car.
- His irate girlfriend began to beat him up for forgetting her birthday.
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Meaning 2
Gather; "drum up support".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Politicians often beat up local issues to gather votes during election campaigns.
- Activists used social media to beat up support for their environmental cause.
- The organizer tried to beat up excitement for the charity event by posting regular updates.
- Community leaders beat up enthusiasm for the town fair by organizing fun activities.
- Protesters beat up public outcry against the government's new policy.