11
strike(noun, verb, break, beat, attack)
10
buffet(noun, verb, break, beat, attack)
10
chide(verb, attack, praise, abuse, criticize)
10
criticize(verb, beat, attack, timing, abuse)
10
drub(verb, break, take, cut, beat)
10
excoriate(verb, cut, beat, attack, criticize)
10
hit(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
10
knock(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
10
pelt(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
10
pound(verb, break, take, beat, attack)
10
thump(noun, verb, break, beat, separate)
10
upbraid(verb, beat, attack, praise, abuse)
9
blister(verb, cut, beat, attack, hit)
9
bludgeon(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand)
9
cudgel(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
9
dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
9
hammer(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
9
reprove(verb, attack, praise, abuse, criticize)
9
slam(verb, cut, beat, attack, hit)
8
admonish(verb, attack, praise, abuse, criticize)
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