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wallop(verb, beat, attack, crush)
6
drub(verb, cut, beat, attack)
6
slap(verb, cut, beat, attack)
5
baste(verb, beat, censure, discipline)
5
excoriate(verb, cut, beat, attack)
5
scathe(verb, cut, beat, attack)
4
bludgeon(verb, beat, attack, strike)
4
slam(verb, cut, beat, attack)
4
slash(verb, cut, beat, attack)
3
blister(noun, verb, cut, attack, bother)
3
scarify(verb, cut, attack, censure)
2
attack(verb, cut, beat, score)
2
berate(verb, attack, correct, censure)
2
censure(verb, attack, correct, discipline)
2
pelt(verb, beat, attack, defeat, crush)
2
roast(verb, beat, attack, reprimand)
2
scold(verb, attack, correct, censure)
2
slate(verb, attack, reprimand, castigate)
2
upbraid(verb, attack, correct, censure)
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assail(verb, beat, attack, reprimand)
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