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noun
length of material for hitting
Synonyms: bat, belt, birch, bullwhip, cane, cat-o’-nine-tails, crop, goad, horsewhip, knout, lash, prod, push, rawhide, rod, ruler, scourge, strap, switch, thong
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verb
hit repeatedly
Synonyms: bash, beat, birch, bludgeon, cane, castigate, chastise, cudgel, drub, ferule, flagellate, flog, hide, larrup, lash, lather, punish, scourge, spank, strap, strike, switch, tan, thrash, trash, wallop, whale, whomp
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verb
defeat soundly
Synonyms: beat, best, blast, clobber, conquer, drub, hammer, kill, lambaste, lick, mop up, outdo, overcome, overpower, overrun, overwhelm, put away, rout, run circles around, settle, steamroller, subdue, take apart, thrash, top, trim, trounce, vanquish, wallop, wax, whomp, worst
Antonyms: lose, surrender
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verb
dash, dart
Synonyms: avert, deflect, dive, divert, flash, flit, fly, jerk, pivot, pull, rush, seize, sheer, shoot, snatch, surge, tear, turn, veer, wheel, whirl, whisk
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verb
agitate, stir up
Synonyms: beat, blend, mix, whisk, work up