4
lard(verb, moisten, caparisoned, moisten while baking)
4
maul(verb, thrash, thump, clobber, pummel)
4
moisten
4
pommel(hit, bash, whack, batter, bludgeon)
4
scold(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand)
4
scourge(verb, beat, criticize, censure, discipline)
4
spank(verb, beat, censure, discipline, reprimand)
4
switch
4
whop
3
bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure)
3
belt(verb, break, beat, separate, hit)
3
birch
3
cane(verb, beat, separate, criticize, censure)
3
chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure)
3
cudgel(verb, hit, bash, whack, batter)
3
do to perfection(expression, idiom)
3
flagellate(verb, break, beat, separate, hit)
3
flap(ship, impulse)
3
fustigate(hit, punishment, bash, whack, batter)
3
give a whipping(expression, idiom)
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