Synset

give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

"Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"
"The teacher used to beat the students"

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

Somebody ----s somebody

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