18
skin(noun, verb, remove, hide, trim)
15
lash(verb, cut, beat, attack, praise)
15
excoriate(verb, cut, attack, praise, criticize)
13
castigate(verb, charge, cut, beat, attack)
11
peel(verb, take, hide, trim, strip)
10
attack(verb, charge, cut, beat, attack)
10
scourge(verb, cut, beat, attack, praise)
9
blister(verb, cut, attack, praise, criticize)
9
scorch(verb, cut, attack, praise, criticize)
9
strip(verb, trim, scale, skin, scrape)
8
censure(verb, charge, attack, timing, criticize)
8
drub(verb, cut, beat, attack, praise)
8
flog(verb, beat, attack, criticize, censure)
8
lambaste(verb, cut, beat, attack, timing)
8
scalp(verb, hide, trim, strip, skin)
7
decorticate(verb, trim, strip, scale, skin)
7
rebuke(verb, charge, attack, criticize, censure)
7
scathe(verb, cut, attack, praise, criticize)
6
slam(verb, phrasal verb, cut, beat, attack)
6
berate(verb, charge, attack, criticize, censure)
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