"beat up on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: beats up on [present, singular, third-person], beating up on [participle, present], beat up on [past], beaten up on [participle, past], beat up on [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten:beat> up on}} beat 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)
  1. To hurt someone by hitting or kicking them many times.
    Sense id: en-beat_up_on-en-verb-s8ymLFic Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 32 13 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 50 29 21 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 53 31 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 32 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 33 9
  2. To criticize someone unfairly.
    Sense id: en-beat_up_on-en-verb-jEM3ZmoS
  3. Synonym of beat on. Synonyms: beat on [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-beat_up_on-en-verb-kG9STXAD

Inflected forms

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