11
whip(verb, upset, beat, defeat, crush)
10
clobber(verb, phrasal verb, beat, defeat, crush)
10
confuse(verb, upset, beat, overcome, excite)
10
overflow(verb, beat, attack, pass, overcome)
10
quell(verb, upset, control, cover, beat)
10
suppress(verb, upset, beat, ruin, defeat)
9
bring down(verb, expression, upset, break, drop)
9
cause death
9
devastate(verb, beat, ruin, defeat, destroy)
9
drub(verb, beat, defeat, crush, overcome)
9
ruin(noun, verb, upset, break, help)
9
shatter(verb, break, beat, reduce, ruin)
9
upset(verb, break, force, beat, drive)
9
worst(verb, beat, reduce, ruin, defeat)
8
consume(verb, ruin, defeat, destroy, overcome)
8
knock over(verb, expression, upset, beat, reduce)
8
master(verb, beat, reduce, defeat, crush)
8
quash(verb, control, cover, keep, defeat)
8
ravage(verb, adjective, attack, ruin, destroy)
8
smother(verb, cover, beat, defeat, overcome)
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