Phrase guide

banged up

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Spending time in prison or jail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

Examples

  • My uncle has been banged up for ten years now; I haven't seen him in five.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: behind bars, incarcerated, imprisoned, put away

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Physically injured or wounded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hurt, injured, banged up, crocked, fucked up, gimped, imbrued, jacked up, messed up, tore up, vulnerated, wounded

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of bang up

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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