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rough up vs beat up
beat up vs rough up
rough up
and
beat up
both are
verbs
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
rough up
No
No
Yes
No
beat up
No
No
Yes
No
As verbs,
beat up
is a hypernym of
rough up
; that is,
beat up
is a word with a broader meaning than
rough up
:
rough up
: treat violently
beat up
: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
Other hypernyms of rough up include
beat
,
work over
.
rough up (verb)
beat up (verb)
treat violently
gather
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
Words related to "
rough up
"
beat
beat up
work over
Words related to "
beat up
"
baste
batter
beat
belabor
belabour
cane
clobber
collect
drum up
flail
flog
hit
kayo
knock cold
knock out
lam
lambast
lambaste
larrup
lash
lather
paddle
pistol-whip
pull in
rally
rough up
slash
soak
spank
strap
strong-arm
thrash
thresh
trounce
welt
whip
work over
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