beats up on Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- invades
- sics
- bushwhacks
- flies-at
- sicks
- goes-in-on-
- besets
- assails
- ambushes
- trashes
- goes-at
- pitches-into
- rounds-on
- lights-into
- rushes
- charges
- swarms
- sets-on
- pounces-on-or-upon-
- tears-into
- robs
Weak:
Meaning of beats up on
beats up on
a single stroke or blow especially in a series, to flap against, baffle entry 1 sense 1, to make by walking or riding over, to win against, to become forcefully propelled forward, an act of sailing toward the side or direction from which the wind is blowing by a series of zigzag movements, to hurry away, to flatten thin by blows, to prevail despite, to sound upon being struck, to progress with much difficulty, one that excels, having lost one's morale, a stroke or blow especially in a series, a metrical or rhythmic stress in poetry or music or the rhythmic effect of these stresses, being tired out, to outmaneuver (a defender) and get free, to glare or strike with oppressive intensity, pulsate, throb, bewilder, baffle, being in a state of exhaustion, hurry, rush, sapped of resolution or morale, to measure or mark off by strokes, to act ahead of, to walk on, to drive or force by blows, circumvent, to hit again and again, a rhythmic stress in poetry or music, to make by repeated treading or driving over, the reporting of a news story ahead of competitors, to strike bushes or other cover in order to rouse game, the pronounced rhythm (see rhythm sense 2b) that is the characteristic driving force in some types of music (such as jazz or rock), to range or scour for or as if for game, to report a news item in advance of, to strike at in order to rouse game, beatnik, to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse, to proclaim as meritorious or significant, a driving impact or force, to pound into a powder, paste, or pulp, to glare or strike harshly, to act ahead of usually so as to forestall, to come or arrive before, moment, to strike the air, rock entry 2 sense 2, to arrive before, a place or area regularly visited in the course of work or duty, to shape by blows, one of the reaches (see reach entry 2 sense 1) in the zigzag course so traversed, to produce (music or a signal) by striking something repeatedly, to strike repeated blows, to strike directly against forcefully and repeatedly, to attack physically or verbally, a sound produced by or as if by beating (see beat entry 1), to cause to strike or flap repeatedly, to flap or thrash at vigorously, to strike a drum repeatedly, to try intently to resolve something difficult by thinking, a group of news sources that a reporter covers regularly, to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain, overcome, defeat, to mix by stirring, rhythm sense 2, to dislodge by repeated hitting, to sound or express especially by drumbeat, each of the pulsations of amplitude (see amplitude sense 1a) produced by the union of sound or radio waves or electric currents having different frequencies, to leave in haste, a single stroke or pulsation (as of the heart), fatigue, exhaust, a regularly traversed round (see round entry 3 sense 6a), cheat, swindle, of, relating to, or being beatniks, a sound produced by or as if by beating, to search thoroughly through all possible areas, tick, to sail to windward by a series of zigzag movements, to sustain distracting activity, to lodge securely by repeated striking, surpass, to shape by beating, to range over in or as if in quest of game, surpass sense 1, an accented stroke (as of one leg or foot against the other), one swing of the pendulum or balance (see balance entry 1 sense 9) of a timepiece, the tempo indicated (as by a conductor) to a musical performer, to defeat or surpass overwhelmingly, to leave dispirited, irresolute, or hopeless, pulsation, tick, deadbeat, in a very energetic or forceful manner, pulsation, to have difficulty in continuing, to score against (a goalkeeper), to strike repeatedly, to strike repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal, the tempo given to a musical performer, to escape or evade the penalties connected with an accusation or charge
beats up on Sentence Examples
- The schoolyard bully relentlessly beats up on younger kids, picking on those who can't fight back.
- In the old western movie, the hero beats up on the villain in a dramatic saloon brawl.
- The stray cat with matted fur looked scared, as if someone had been beating up on it.
- The local news reported on a surge in video games where the player beats up on alien invaders.
- In the hilarious cartoon, the tiny mouse always outsmarts the oversized cat who tries to beat up on him.
- The overworked employee felt like life was just beating them up every single day.
- The weather forecast warned of a storm that would beat up on the coast with high winds and heavy rain.
- The experienced athlete wasn't worried about the competition, they were used to beating up on opponents. (This can be insensitive depending on context)
- The energetic puppy playfully beats up on its stuffed animal toys.
- During the protest, some demonstrators clashed with the police, and a few people got beat up on both sides.
FAQs About the word beats up on
a single stroke or blow especially in a series, to flap against, baffle entry 1 sense 1, to make by walking or riding over, to win against, to become forcefully
storms, strikes, raids, sets at, jumps (on), sets upon,attacks, turns (on), assaults, descends (on or upon)
guards, covers, shields,protects, secures,defends,
The schoolyard bully relentlessly beats up on younger kids, picking on those who can't fight back.
In the old western movie, the hero beats up on the villain in a dramatic saloon brawl.
The stray cat with matted fur looked scared, as if someone had been beating up on it.
The local news reported on a surge in video games where the player beats up on alien invaders.
