Colloquial Variant guide

beat to a pulp

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To beat up (a person) more than usually severely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To defeat severely in various, even non-contact, competitive sports.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, colloquial, transitive

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: tot moes slaan — beat up
  • Dutch: kapotslaan — beat up
  • Finnish: piestä — beat up
  • Finnish: hakata tohjoksi — beat up
  • French: passer à tabac — beat up
  • French: tabasser — beat up
  • French: casser la gueule — beat up
  • Hindi: कचूमर निकालना (kacūmar nikālnā) — beat up
  • Portuguese: cagar no pau — beat up
  • Russian: избива́ть до полусме́рти (izbivátʹ do polusmérti) — beat up
  • Russian: изби́ть до полусме́рти (izbítʹ do polusmérti) — beat up
  • Spanish: caerle la del pulpo — beat up
  • Finnish: tuhota — defeat severely
  • Finnish: piestä — defeat severely
  • French: battre à plate couture — defeat severely
  • French: mettre la pâtée — defeat severely
  • Spanish: hacer fosfatina — defeat severely
  • Spanish: hacer papilla — defeat severely
  • Spanish: hacer puré — defeat severely