rough (up)
verb
1
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly she was badly roughed up by her boxing partner Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- lick
- pound
- hide
- lash
- do
- beat
- assault
- batter
- attack
- pelt
- whip
- slap
- knock
- hit
- punch out
- punch
- thump
- work over
- mess (up)
- spank
- bat
- smash
- slam
- maul
- pummel
- club
- raid
- chop
- curry
- buffet
- box
- slate
- bash
- bludgeon
- fib
- lather
- smack
- tan
- hammer
- storm
- bung up
- paddle
- wound
- wallop
- birch
- belt
- whale
- switch
- beat up on
- whack
- thresh
- belabor
- slog
- baste
- lace
- pommel
- flog
- thrash
- swipe
- drub
- tromp
- whup
- whop
- lay on
- lambast
- lambaste
- rush
- whap
- paste
- crack
- swat
- lam
- strap
- beset
- clout
- cuff
- sock
- thwack
- cudgel
- assail
- fustigate
- descend (on or upon)
- cane
- leather
- wham
- scourge
- jump (on)
- pounce (on or upon)
- bust
- blackjack
- flagellate
- gore
- rawhide
- clobber
- cowhide
- lacerate
- whomp
- mutilate
- maim
- pistol-whip
- mangle
- horsewhip
2
as in to abuse
to abuse physically the photographer claimed that he had been roughed up by the actor's bodyguards outside the club Synonyms & Similar Words
- abuse
- attack
- torture
- ambush
- manhandle
- maul
- hurt
- beat
- wrong
- wound
- maltreat
- harm
- mishandle
- injure
- slap
- fight
- batter
- pummel
- wrestle
- misuse
- mistreat
- lick
- ill-use
- persecute
- buffet
- oppress
- roughhouse
- drub
- knock
- torment
- ill-treat
- gang up (on)
- jump
- pound
- bash
- hit
- lambaste
- assail
- thrash
- pommel
- clobber
- lambast
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- caress
- pet
- care (for)
- fondle
- pamper
- foster
- coddle
- nurture
- mollycoddle