💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Smack around"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| smack upverb | (informal) To beat up physically. |
| slap someone aroundverb | (idiomatic) To be brutal towards someone, especially physically. |
| mess upverb | (transitive) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin. |
| kick aroundnoun | An informal game of football, rugby or similar sports. |
| knock aboutverb | (intransitive) To move or roam around aimlessly. |
| smack outverb | (transitive, baseball, by extension) To hit a ball very hard. |
| rough upverb | to manhandle or beat up |
| beat downverb | (transitive) To forcefully diminish the power or influence of; to quell; to squash. |
| mommickverb | (dialectal, Appalachia, Southern US, chiefly North Carolina) To mess up; to bungle or ruin by bungling. |
| manhandleverb | (transitive) To assault or beat up a person. |
| beat upverb | (transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows. |
| knock aroundverb | (informal) Synonym of knock about. |
| beat the crap out ofverb | (slang, mildly vulgar) To beat really badly. |
| lay the smack downverb | (slang) To start a fight (sometimes with on). |
| do upverb | (transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To redecorate (a room, etc.); to make improvements to (a home or domestic property). |
| smacknoun | A distinct flavor, especially if slight. |
| whacknoun | The strike itself. |
| rub upverb | (transitive) To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing. |
| beslapverb | (transitive) To slap around or about; slap all over; slap soundly or completely. |
| spankverb | (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification. |
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