A thorough beating: “He gave the bully an awful ________.”
| LICKING | 197 |
| THRASHING | 188 |
| BEATING | 187 |
| WHIPPING | 167 |
| GOING-OVER | 87 |
| SHELLACKING | 84 |
| WALLOPING | 84 |
| TROUNCING | 48 |
| MAULING | 19 |
| LAMBASTING | 18 |
| LASHING | 17 |
| WORKING-OVER | 16 |
| DRUBBING | 15 |
| TRIMMING | 15 |
| CLOBBERING | 11 |
| NR | 10 |
| POUNDING | 10 |
| THUMPING | 9 |
| LACING | 8 |
| PUMMELING | 6 |
| WHACKING | 6 |
| WHOPPING | 6 |
| WORK-OVER | 6 |
| WALLOP | 5 |
| BEATING UP | 4 |
| BLOW | 4 |
| FLOGGING | 4 |
| SLUGGING | 4 |
| CLUBBING | 3 |
| GOOD GOING-OVER | 3 |
| TERRIFIC BEATING | 3 |
| WHALING | 3 |
| WORK-OUT | 3 |
| BELTING | 2 |
| OVERHAULING | 2 |
| PASTING | 2 |
| STOMPING | 2 |
| TANNING | 2 |
| AWFUL BEATING UP | 1 |
| BACK LASH | 1 |
| BAD TIME | 1 |
| BEAT HIM INTO PULP | 1 |
| BEAT THE HELL OUF OF HIM | 1 |
| BEAT THE HELL OUT OF HIM | 1 |
| BRUISING | 1 |
| BRUTAL BEATING | 1 |
| CHASTISE | 1 |
| CHUNKING | 1 |
| CLEANED HIS CLOCK | 1 |
| CLOBBERED | 1 |
| CLOBBERING-UP | 1 |
| CLOUT | 1 |
| CRACK | 1 |
| CREAMED HIM | 1 |
| DRUPPING | 1 |
| DUFFING | 1 |
| GAVE HIM A LICKING | 1 |
| GIVE HIM WHAT HE NEEDED | 1 |
| GOOD BEATING | 1 |
| GOOD LICKING | 1 |
| GOT HIS COME-UPPANCE | 1 |
| HEAD-WHIPPING | 1 |
| HELL OF A BEATING | 1 |
| HORRIBLE BEATING | 1 |
| HORSEWHIPPING | 1 |
| INSULT | 1 |
| JOLT | 1 |
| LAMBASTE | 1 |
| LESSON | 1 |
| LICKED HIM | 1 |
| MOMMICKING | 1 |
| MOPPING UP | 1 |
| MUSSING UP | 1 |
| ONCE-OVER | 1 |
| POUNDED THE STUFFING OUT OF HIM | 1 |
| PRETTY ROUGH TREATMENT | 1 |
| REAL BEATING | 1 |
| SCUTCHING | 1 |
| SEVERE BEATING | 1 |
| SHAKE | 1 |
| SHAKING UP | 1 |
| SLASHING | 1 |
| SLUG | 1 |
| SOCKING | 1 |
| SOUND TRASHING | 1 |
| SPANKING | 1 |
| STRAPPING | 1 |
| STUMPING | 1 |
| TAR AND FEATHERING | 1 |
| TEARING DOWN | 1 |
| TEARING UP | 1 |
| TORE HIM UP | 1 |
| TRANCING | 1 |
| TROUNCER | 1 |
| TUSSLE | 1 |
| UNMERCIFUL BEATING | 1 |
| WAXING | 1 |
| WHAT WAS COMING TO HIM | 1 |
| WHAT’S-FOR | 1 |
| WHEYING | 1 |
| WOLLOPING | 1 |
| WOMPING | 1 |
| WORKED HIM OVER | 1 |
| WORKS | 1 |
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