Search Result for "beat up":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression;
- Example: "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"
- Example: "The teacher used to beat the students"
[syn: beat, beat up, work over]

2. gather;
- Example: "drum up support"
[syn: beat up, drum up, rally]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

beat up
    v 1: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a
         punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up
         when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher
         used to beat the students" [syn: beat, beat up, work
         over]
    2: gather; "drum up support" [syn: beat up, drum up,
       rally]