beatdown

American  

[beet-doun] / ˈbitˌdaʊn /

noun

1. a decisive defeat.

   The team is on its way to the quarterfinals after delivering last night's 12–3 beatdown.

2. a severe beating.

   If you said that to me, you'd get the beatdown of your life.

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verb phrase

1. 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.

2. to beat physically.

   Protesters had been beaten down by police wielding batons.

3. to persuade (a seller) to lower the price of something.

   His first price was too high, so we tried to beat him down.

Etymology

Origin of beatdown

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

Example Sentences

On a night that begins with the Kansas City Chiefs bidding to make history with a third straight championship, the Philadelphia Eagles deliver a beatdown, racing to a 40-6 lead and winning by a deceptively closer 40-22.

From The Wall Street Journal

It took all of a few minutes Saturday to see a similar beatdown was in store.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite his size, his Dek in “Predator: Badlands” is what you might call a baby: an untested youth who endures a sibling’s beatdown in the film’s opening moments.

From Los Angeles Times

Playing on baseball’s grandest stage for the first time in 32 years, the Blue Jays scored nine runs in the sixth inning on Friday on their way to an 11-4 beatdown.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the process he has led Vanderbilt to five straight wins, including a 31-7 beatdown of No. 11 South Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal