What is the meaning of beat up?

Give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression.
- usage: "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
- synonyms: beat, work over
Gather.
- usage: "drum up support"
- synonyms: drum up, rally

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