beatdown

[ beet-doun ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a decisive defeat:
The team is on its way to the quarterfinals after delivering last night's 12–3 beatdown.
a severe beating:
If you said that to me, you'd get the beatdown of your life.

verb phrase

to cause to be subdued, discouraged, or hopeless:
Never allow yourself to be beaten down by the hardships you face in life.
Every time someone raises this issue, others beat them down with outraged attacks on their patriotism.
to beat physically:
Protesters had been beaten down by police wielding batons.
to persuade (a seller) to lower the price of something:
His first price was too high, so we tried to beat him down.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of beatdown¹

First recorded in 1985–90, for the noun; 1610–20, for the verb

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“We were physical,” said Lakers coach JJ Redick, who pleaded for this type of play after the Game 1 beatdown.

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He had only been at Los Padrinos for a few days when the beatdown occurred, according to his attorney, Jamal Tooson, who declined to let The Times speak to his client.

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I’m picking the Eagles in a beatdown, and listen to me, this time I’m right.

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It was more than just the 122-97 beatdown by the Lakers on Tuesday night at the Intuit Dome that had Lue upset.

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So, starting with the Clippers’ 126-67 beatdown of the Nets in the largest margin of victory in franchise history, L.A. was set to play six games over nine days.

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