banged up

banged up
a) Spending time in prison or jail.

My uncle has been banged up for ten years now; I havent seen him in five.

b) Physically injured or wounded.

He is banged up: he suffers strain to left shoulder.


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  • banged against — knocked into, bumped into …   English contemporary dictionary

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