beatdown
noun
beat·down
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Definition of beatdown
US, informal
1
: a violent physical beating
… said his own client was badly hurt in a beatdown by NYPD officers …— Shayna Jacobs
2
: an emphatic or overwhelming defeat
… he was sitting in his Eugene hotel room, … while absorbing a beatdown in PlayStation 3 boxing from his 10-year-old brother Seth.— Tim Layden
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At this year’s Pac-12 media day, Shaw brought up a scenario from the 2017 season, when USC went 11-2 and won the Pac-12 championship with its lone losses a nail-biter at Washington State and a beatdown at Notre Dame. — Los Angeles Times, "College football 2019: Can a team that plays nine conference games win a national title for the first time?," 17 Aug. 2019 Sanders also failed to benefit from Harris’ beatdown of Biden in a Morning Consult poll that showed the California senator gaining five points to 12 percent, Biden dropping six points to 33 percent, and Sanders staying flat at 19 percent. — Joe Garofoli, SFChronicle.com, "As Kamala Harris surges and Joe Biden slides, what’s up with Bernie Sanders?," 2 July 2019 The boy was walking home from Coral Springs High School when at least eight attackers knocked him to the ground then punched, kicked and choked him while someone recorded the beatdown on video with a cellphone. — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, "Three arrested but others sought following teen’s recorded beatdown," 5 June 2019 After a 118-92 beatdown at the hands of the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, the Pelicans were scheduled to practice in Oakland, Calif., Monday afternoon (May 7) in preparation for Game 5 of their second-round series. — William Guillory, NOLA.com, "Pelicans take some time off to 'exhale' before Game 5 vs. Warriors," 7 May 2018 Other newcomers Sokolowski shared are aquafaba, beatdown, zomboid, twerk, sheeple, wayback, bokeh, botnet, emoji, facepalm, frowny, hivemind, puggle and nubber. — Leanne Itali, The Seattle Times, "Yowza! Scrabble dictionary update adds ‘OK,’ ‘ew’ to official play," 24 Sep. 2018 Meet the season's new villain, Stephen Bonnet (Ed Speelers), a pirate and smuggler who finds himself on the receiving end of a beatdown from Jamie in a split-second clip later in the trailer. — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Outlander Season 4 Trailer Is Here, So Gird Your Loins," 30 July 2018 After Indiana handed the Cavs a thorough beatdown, should LeBron and Co. be worried? — Ben Golliver, SI.com, "Pacers Snap LeBron’s First-Round Winning Streak as Cavs Open With a Dud," 15 Apr. 2018 The Brazilians, the ones haunted by Germany’s ritualistic 7-1 beatdown of them in the 2014 semifinals on their home soil, contended a draw could be just fine even as the favorites. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "Switzerland Holds Brazil to a 1-1 Draw," 17 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beatdown.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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