294 entries under verb topic. ×

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