17
flay(verb, cut, attack, praise, criticize)
14
skin(verb, attack, hurt, remove, damage)
10
chafe(verb, help, hurt, smooth, damage)
10
gall(verb, help, scratch, trim, strip)
10
lambaste(verb, cut, beat, attack, criticize)
8
peel(verb, hurt, damage, strip, scrape)
8
castigate(verb, cut, attack, abuse, criticize)
8
reprobate(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
7
condemn(verb, attack, criticize, censure, blame)
7
decorticate(verb, trim, scrape, pare, peel)
7
fret(verb, help, smooth, clean, spread)
7
lash(verb, cut, attack, praise, criticize)
7
rub(verb, hurt, stroke, pat, strip)
7
strip(verb, scrape, pare, peel, divestment)
6
blister(verb, cut, attack, praise, criticize)
6
damn(verb, cut, attack, criticize, censure)
6
pare(verb, trim, strip, scrape, peel)
6
revile(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
6
roast(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise, criticize)
6
scathe(verb, cut, attack, praise, criticize)
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