beat up vs work over

beat up and work over both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beat up	No	No	Yes	No
work over	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, beat up and work over are synonyms defined as:

beat up and work over: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

Other synonyms of beat up include beat.

beat up (verb)	work over (verb)
gather	give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression