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kick around vs ill-treat

ill-treat vs kick around

kick around and ill-treat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kick around No No Yes No
ill-treat No No Yes No
As verbs, ill-treat is a hypernym of kick around; that is, ill-treat is a word with a broader meaning than kick around:
  • kick around: treat badly; abuse
  • ill-treat: treat badly
Other hypernyms of kick around include abuse, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step.
kick around (verb) ill-treat (verb)
discuss lightly treat badly
treat badly; abuse
be around; be alive or active
Difference between kick around and ill-treat

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