| reproof |
| scold(verb, thrash, thump, clobber) |
| shellac(verb, phrasal verb, defeat, slang, strike) |
| thresh(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat) |
| abuse(verb, thrash) |
| bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| birch(verb, beat, defeat, crush, overwhelm) |
| buffet(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat) |
| bury(verb, beat, defeat, destroy, crush) |
| cudgel(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat) |
| do in |
| flagellate(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat) |
| flatten(verb, thrash, annihilate) |
| flay(verb, beat, attack, hit, strike) |
| give the stick(expression, idiom, punishment) |
| have words(verb, expression, idiom) |
| lace(noun, punishment) |
| master(verb, beat, defeat, overcome, top) |
| pound(verb, break, take, beat, attack) |
| punish(verb, break, beat, separate, defeat) |