beatdown
beatdown · beatdowns
A severe beatingA severe beating.
US/ˈbitˌdaʊn/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, slang, uncountable)A severe beating.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A prescribed situation, usually to advance an angle or establish character, where two or more wrestlers severely beat up another wrestler or performer.
(countable, uncountable)A subgenre of hardcore punk influenced by heavy metal.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Deverbal from beat down; influenced by earlier throwdown.Deverbal from beat down; influenced by earlier throwdown.
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Forms
plural: beatdownsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedsmackdown
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable