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

When it got about halfway across the field, Coal started to wonder if a goose beatdown might actually happen.

From Literature

The passing yards leader is 0-6 against the league's top defence in points allowed in play-off meetings, while the Seahawks took care of the league's top scoring offence in their Super Bowl beatdown over Denver in 2014.

From BBC

First, the Hoosiers, who improved to 14-0 and bolstered the growing belief that they are the best college football team in the country after a 38-3 beatdown of Alabama in the Rose Bowl’s CFP quarterfinal game.

From Los Angeles Times

The Ravens, who have fallen far short of their lofty expectations this year, are the only one of these teams actually coming off a win following a comprehensive beatdown of the Green Bay Packers on Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was such a resounding message because the game was such a thorough beatdown.

From The Wall Street Journal