Verb
beat up -
gather; "drum up support"
drum up ,
rally
pull in ,
collect of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"
beat up -
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night" ; "The teacher used to beat the students"
beat ,
work over
strong-arm use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"
soak heat a metal prior to working it
pistol-whip beat with a pistol
belabor ,
belabour attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"
rough up treat violently; "The police strong-armed the suspect"
flog ,
welt ,
trounce ,
lash ,
lather ,
strap ,
slash ,
whip beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students" ; "The children were severely trounced"
cane ,
flog ,
lambast ,
lambaste beat with a cane
kayo ,
knock cold ,
knock out knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"
flail ,
lam ,
thresh ,
thrash move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
clobber ,
baste ,
batter strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
larrup ,
spank ,
paddle give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
