beat to a pulp

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beat to a pulp

verb beats to a pulp · beating to a pulp · beat to a pulp · beaten to a pulp

  1. transitive To beat up (a person) more than usually severely. Neanderthals were extremely tough—this is attested to by the thickness of their bones—and were probably capable of beating modern humans to a pulp.

    Similar: pulp

  2. broadly, colloquial, transitive To defeat severely in various, even non-contact, competitive sports.

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verb beat up

Españolcaerle la del pulpo
हिन्दीकचूमर निकालना kacūmar nikālnā
Portuguêscagar no pau
Françaispasser à tabac, tabasser, casser la gueule
Русскийизбива́ть до полусме́рти izbivátʹ do polusmérti, изби́ть до полусме́рти izbítʹ do polusmérti

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@misc{beat_to_a_pulp_2026,
  title = {beat to a pulp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beat%20to%20a%20pulp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}