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beatdown

US/ˈbitˌdaʊn/

beatdown noun: a severe beating.

Noun

beatdown (countable and uncountable, plural beatdowns)

  1. (slang) A severe beating.
  2. (slang) A prescribed situation, usually to advance an angle or establish character, where two or more wrestlers severely beat up another wrestler or performer.
  3. A subgenre of hardcore punk influenced by heavy metal.

Forms of beatdown

pluralbeatdowns

Origin of beatdown

Deverbal from beat down; influenced by earlier throwdown.

Questions about beatdown

What does beatdown mean?
Beatdown means a severe beating.
What part of speech is beatdown?
Beatdown is a noun.
How do you pronounce beatdown?
Beatdown is pronounced /ˈbitˌdaʊn/ (US).
What is the plural of beatdown?
The plural of beatdown is beatdowns.

Words near beatdown in the dictionary

  1. beatboxers
  2. beatboxes
  3. beatboxing
  4. beatch
  5. beatches
  6. beatdown
  7. beatdowns
  8. beated
  9. beated about the bush
  10. beated around the bush
  11. beated up

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