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lash(noun, verb, cut, beat, attack)
30
whip(noun, verb, beat, attack, hurt)
27
flog(verb, beat, attack, hurt, dismiss)
25
beat(verb, attack, hurt, dismiss, correct)
22
thrash(verb, beat, attack, censure)
16
cane(noun, verb, beat, defeat, crush)
16
chastise(verb, beat, hurt, defeat, dismiss)
14
castigate(verb, cut, beat, attack, hurt)
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punish(verb, beat, attack, correct)
10
lambaste(verb, cut, beat, attack)
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discipline(verb, beat, hurt, dismiss, correct)
9
hit(verb, beat, attack, reprimand)
9
strike(verb, beat, attack, crush)
8
chasten(verb, beat, hurt, defeat, dismiss)
8
pummel(verb, beat, attack, censure)
7
correct(verb, hurt, dismiss, harm)
7
cudgel(verb, beat, attack, strike)
7
flay(verb, cut, beat, attack)
7
penalize(verb, beat, correct, censure)
7
scorch(verb, cut, beat, attack)
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