beat up on

verb

To hurt someone by hitting or kicking them many times.

“She beat up on me pretty bad.”

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Meanings

verbbeat up on (third-person singular simple present beats up on, present participle beating up on, simple past beat up on, past participle beaten up on or beat up on)

present singular third person beats up on · participle present beating up on · participle past beaten up on

  1. To hurt someone by hitting or kicking them many times.

    She beat up on me pretty bad.

  2. To criticize someone unfairly.

    He's always beating up on her about her weight.

    1 more example

    We spent the better part of that year beating up on each other about why we weren't getting anything done.

    1990 February 4, Pam Mitchell, quoting Susan Moir, “Pro-Union And Queer”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 5
  3. Synonym of beat on.

    That show beats up on conservatives for comedy.

    Synonyms: beat on

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of beat on.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beat up on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20up%20on.

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