in science fiction stories, to bring someone back to their spacecraft using special electronic equipment
Synonyms and related words
Science fiction
alien
alien
android
Cultural note
This verb was most famously used in the phrase “Beam me up, Scottie,” from the television science fiction series Star Trek, in which one of the main characters was called Mr. Scott. People sometimes use this humorously for saying that they want to get away from an embarrassing or difficult situation.
beam up
phrasal verb transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
beam up
he/she/it
beams up
present participle
beaming up
past tense
beamed up
past participle
beamed up
DEFINITIONS1
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in science fiction stories, to bring someone back to their spacecraft using special electronic equipment
Synonyms and related words
Science fiction
alien
alien
android
Cultural note
This verb was most famously used in the phrase ‘Beam me up, Scottie’, from the television science fiction series Star Trek, in which one of the main characters was called Mr Scott. People sometimes use this humorously for saying that they want to get away from an embarrassing or difficult situation.