38
hit(noun, verb, state, action, hold)
32
rap(noun, verb, action, break, order)
29
whack(noun, verb, action, beat, attack)
27
strike(noun, verb, break, force, beat)
24
slam(noun, verb, cut, beat, attack)
24
thump(noun, verb, action, break, force)
24
tap(noun, verb, action, make, beat)
21
thwack(noun, verb, break, beat, attack)
21
smack(noun, verb, break, force, beat)
19
punch(noun, verb, break, force, beat)
19
criticize(verb, charge, attack, praise, abuse)
18
bang(noun, verb, action, break, make)
18
bump(noun, verb, upset, force, beat)
17
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, attack)
16
beat(noun, verb, action, separate, run)
16
censure(noun, verb, order, charge, cut)
16
cuff(noun, verb, force, beat, drive)
16
pan(noun, verb, phrasal verb, cut, attack)
14
slap(noun, verb, break, force, cut)
14
clout(noun, verb, break, force, beat)
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