banged up

Adjective

 * 1)  Spending time in prison or jail.
 * My uncle has been banged up for ten years now; I haven't seen him in five.
 * 1)  Physically injured or wounded.
 * He is banged up: he suffers strain to left shoulder.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:wounded
 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:wounded

Quotations

 * "It does hurt, not just my ankle but all over. I'm banged up like hell. But I'm not, you know, hurt. Like needing an X Ray or the infirmary or whatever." - "Middle Age: A Romance" (2001) by Joyce Carol Oates (Fourth Estate, paperback edition, 164)