All rough up synonyms
rough up
R r verb rough up
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- whacked β exhausted; tired out.
- bung up β a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- mistreat β to treat badly or abusively.
- maul β a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- illtreat β Alternative form of ill-treat.
- bang up β When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
- bludgeoned β a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- misuse β wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- defrock β If a priest is defrocked, he is forced to stop being a priest because of bad behaviour.
- defrocked β Simple past tense and past participle of defrock.
- kick around β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- hosing β an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- mar β to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- winging β either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- bludgeoning β a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- wound β the act of winding.
- knock around β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- whacking β large.
- disciplining β Present participle of discipline.
- dump on β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- mishandle β to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
- lean on β to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- muscled β a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- impair β to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- abuse β Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- muscling β Present participle of muscle.
- contused β Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
- contuse β to injure (the body) without breaking the skin; bruise
- manhandle β to handle roughly.
- hosed β a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.