7
mallet(noun, impulse, hammer)
6
injure(verb, trouble, beat, attack, hurt)
6
knock(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
6
lash(verb, break, trouble, beat, attack)
6
sledgehammer
5
bang(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
5
bash(verb, break, beat, attack, separate)
5
baste(verb, thrash, thump, clobber, pummel)
5
claw(verb, beat, attack, touch, abuse)
5
club(noun, verb, break, beat, separate)
5
flail(verb, break, trouble, beat, attack)
5
knock around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, help, beat)
5
lambaste(verb, break, beat, separate, hurt)
5
thresh(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
4
brawl
4
brutalize(verb, abuse, harm, exploit, misuse)
4
cudgel(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat)
4
gavel(noun, potash, mallet, cowplop)
4
harm(verb, trouble, hurt, damage, abuse)
4
ill-use(verb, abuse, harm, exploit, mistreat)
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