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knock about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, beat, attack)
5
maul(verb, help, beat, attack, push)
4
batter(verb, help, beat, attack)
4
rough up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, help, beat)
3
beat(verb, attack, strike, blast)
3
maltreat(verb, beat, attack, harm)
3
mistreat(verb, harm, exploit, batter)
2
bang(verb, beat, attack, strike)
2
bash(verb, beat, attack, harm)
2
beat up(verb, expression, beat, attack)
2
buffet(verb, beat, attack, strike)
2
flail(verb, beat, attack, strike)
2
handle roughly(verb, expression, beat, attack, push)
2
hurt(verb, beat, attack, thrash)
2
ill-treat(verb, beat, attack, harm)
2
injure(verb, beat, attack, harm)
2
let have it(verb, expression, idiom, beat, attack)
2
pelt(verb, beat, attack, hit)
2
pound(verb, beat, attack, strike)
2
thrash(verb, beat, attack, strike)
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APASmart Define. (2016). knock around thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/knock_around/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "knock around thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/knock_around/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, knock around thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/knock_around/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "knock around thesaurus" 1 April 2016. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/knock_around/thesaurus/synonyms>