100 entries under beat topic. ×

9
knock about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack)
5
maul(verb, help, attack, push)
4
batter(verb, help, attack, abuse)
4
rough up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, help)
3
abuse(verb, attack, harm, thrash)
3
maltreat(verb, attack, abuse, harm)
3
rap(verb, slang, strike, blast)
2
bang(verb, attack, abuse, strike)
2
bash(verb, attack, abuse, harm)
2
beat up(verb, expression, attack, abuse)
2
buffet(verb, attack, abuse, strike)
2
dab(verb, strike, blast, smack)
2
ding(verb, strike, blast, smack)
2
flail(verb, attack, abuse, strike)
2
give a black eye(verb, expression, idiom, hit)
2
hammer(attack, fight, dispute, strike)
2
handle roughly(verb, expression, attack, push)
2
hook(verb, strike, blast, smack)
2
hurt(verb, attack, abuse, thrash)
2
ill-treat(verb, attack, abuse, harm)
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APASmart Define. (2016). knock around thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/knock_around/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "knock around thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/knock_around/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, knock around thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/knock_around/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "knock around thesaurus" 1 April 2016. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/knock_around/thesaurus/synonyms>