beat up
Third Person
beats up
Present Participle
beating up
Past Tense
beat up
Past Participle
beaten up
1
to physically attack someone, often with repeated blows
transitive
- The gang members decided to beat up their rival in a street confrontation.
- She witnessed a group of thugs attempting to beat her brother up.
- The security guard had to beat the unruly person up to maintain order.
- He was arrested for attempting to beat up a police officer during the protest.
- The school implemented strict measures against students who beat up their peers.
2
to experience a strong sense of regret and self-blame for a particular action or situation
transitive
- Rather than seeking support, he chose to beat himself up for the project's shortcomings.
- She's been beating herself up since the disagreement with her friend.
- Instead of finding a solution, he just beat himself up, feeling responsible for the team's failure.
- After the breakup, she spent weeks beating herself up for the failed relationship.
- He tends to beat himself up whenever things don't go as planned.
3
to gather or assemble something
transitive
- Let's beat up some support for the local community project.
- The committee decided to beat up a list of potential candidates for the position.
- He successfully beat up a collection of rare stamps for his hobby.
- We are planning to beat up some ideas for the upcoming project.
- Let's beat all the necessary documents up for the meeting.