work over English

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work over

— verb (= beat) give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night The teacher used to beat the students

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work over English » English

beat up

beat

do over

batter

knead

bash up

whomp

upset

transform

thrash

study

rough up

rework

remodel

reconditioning

pound

pick

paste

modify

lumber

knead again

inspire

hew out

hew

hack

decorate

deck

convert

clobber

chop

change

break up

bludgeon

biff

bang out

amend

alter

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