6
censure(verb, beat, attack, abuse, criticize)
6
come down on(expression, idiom, advance, attack, abuse)
6
go at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, attack)
6
lash out(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
6
lash out at(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb)
6
making fun of
6
mug(verb, charge, beat, attack, hurt)
6
pelt(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
6
pitch into(verb, phrasal verb, attack, informal)
6
snipe
6
stab(verb, force, charge, beat, hurt)
5
visit(verb, bother, haunt)
4
barrage(verb, attack, harass, blast, bomb)
4
bash(verb, charge, beat, attack, separate)
4
batter(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
4
bear down(verb, expression, force, push, stick)
4
beat(verb, break, charge, attack, separate)
4
blast(verb, charge, beat, attack, hurt)
4
blister(verb, charge, beat, attack, hurt)
4
castigate(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
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