A thorough beating: “He gave the bully an awful ________.”
| BEATDOWN | 6 |
| THRASHING | 5 |
| WHIPPING | 5 |
| BEATING | 2 |
| LICKING | 2 |
| TROUNCING | 2 |
| GOING OVER | 1 |
| LAMBASTING | 1 |
| WALLOPING | 1 |
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