beat-up

[ beet-uhp ]

/ ˈbitˈʌp /

Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.

the warpwise count of tufts of pile in the warp of carpets.

Origin of beat-up

First recorded in 1935–40; adj., noun use of verb phrase beat up

And yet, not only has the McConnell machine failed to shift into higher gear, it has sputtered worse than a beat-up jalopy.

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In front of it stood a beat-up stove on top of which sat a shoulder of pork braising in hot manteca (lard).

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The Aussie would drive from audition to audition in her beat-up car, only to be shot down on the regular.

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That same day, Hanger pulled over a beat-up Mercury Marquis with no license plates cruising down a highway headed to Kansas.

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But not without that bike in front of me with a big jukebox to distract me from being a beat-up little kid.

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They come galloping in on camel-back or in beat-up old vehicles, firing their hunting rifles into the air.

Border, Breed Nor Birth |Dallas McCord Reynolds
Auerbach shoved himself down off the bench, and pulled out a beat-up package of cigarettes.

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Alec, you beat-up little grease pot, what brings you to New York?

The Velvet Glove |Harry Harrison