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Smack around

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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 aroundnounAn 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 upverbto 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).
smacknounA distinct flavor, especially if slight.
whacknounThe 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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