4
mistreat(verb, beat, hit, push, abuse)
4
punish(verb, discipline, chastise, penalize)
4
rough(verb, attack, strike)
3
bat around(verb, expression, travel, walk, stroll)
3
hit the road(expression, idiom, go, run, lead)
3
hurt(verb, beat, attack, dismiss, correct)
3
kick around(verb, phrasal verb, informal)
3
man-handle
3
mishandle
3
molest(verb, beat, attack, abuse, harm)
3
peregrinate(verb, journey, fly, travel, proceed)
2
gad about
2
gallivant(range, party, walk, wander, stroll)
2
harm(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct, abuse)
2
jaunt(tour, fly, travel, proceed, range)
2
journey(verb, tour, voyage, travel)
2
kick about
2
lash(verb, beat, attack, hurt, dismiss)
2
mangle(verb, help, beat, attack, push)
2
meander(walk, wander, stroll, saunter, tramp)
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