6
strike(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
6
thwack(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
5
lambaste(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
5
bat(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
5
drub(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
5
bash(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
5
flutter(noun, verb, hit, shake, wave)
5
maltreat(verb, break, trouble, beat, attack)
5
punch(verb, break, trouble, beat, separate)
5
slash
5
smack(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
5
smite
5
whale(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
4
lam
4
bang(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
4
belt(verb, break, trouble, beat, separate)
3
clobber(verb, beat, hit, strike, blast)
3
cut and thrust(expression, idiom)
3
flail away at(expression, idiom)
3
give a whipping(expression, idiom)
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