# beatdown

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #56,607

## Definitions
1. A severe beating.
2. A prescribed situation, usually to advance an angle or establish character, where two or more wrestlers severely beat up another wrestler or performer.
3. A subgenre of hardcore punk influenced by heavy metal.

## Etymology
Deverbal from beat down; influenced by earlier throwdown.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beatdown