beats up on
phrase
1
as in attacks
to take sudden, violent action against A brawl broke out and the players all started beating up on each other. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- attacks
- assaults
- raids
- storms
- sets at
- strikes
- sets upon
- sets on
- flies at
- rounds on
- charges
- tears into
- jumps (on)
- turns (on)
- ambushes
- descends (on or upon)
- robs
- goes at
- lights into
- pitches into
- goes in (on)
- invades
- rushes
- swarms
- assails
- besets
- sics
- pounces (on or upon)
- bushwhacks
- sicks
- trashes
- surprises
- gangs up (on)
- bum-rushes
- sacks
- bombs
- mobs
- waylays
- flanks
- mugs
- nukes
- besieges
- ambuscades
- cannons
- bangs away (at)
- ravages
- blitzes
- cannonades
- buffets
- barrages
- bombards
- loots
- plunders
- forays
- surprizes
- beleaguers
- batters
- harries
- pillages
- plasters
- overruns
- envelops
- presses
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- protects
- covers
- shields
- guards
- defends
- secures
2
as in slams
to criticize harshly and usually publicly She beat up on me in front of everyone for arriving late. Synonyms & Similar Words
- attacks
- slams
- scolds
- abuses
- ties into
- scathes
- sails into
- jumps (on)
- insults
- criticizes
- savages
- vituperates
- blasts
- lights into
- potshots
- assails
- excoriates
- bashes
- curses
- castigates
- lambasts
- lambastes
- trashes
- execrates
- belabors
- harasses
- imprecates
- berates
- reprimands
- harries
- blasphemes
- reviles
- harangues
- affronts
- slurs
- whips
- disparages
- asperses
- slanders
- puts down
- blackguards
- vilifies
- profanes
- libels
- belittles
- chides
- rebukes
- fulminates
- traduces
- chastises
- lashes (out)
- bad-mouths
- laces (into)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- compliments
- praises
- commends
- hails
- lauds
- acclaims
3
as in licks
to strike repeatedly They beat up on the piñata until it finally broke open. Synonyms & Similar Words
- licks
- pounds
- hides
- lashes
- beats
- works over
- whips
- attacks
- does
- hits
- pelts
- knocks
- assaults
- slaps
- punches out
- thumps
- batters
- punches
- bats
- smashes
- slams
- mauls
- spanks
- raids
- chops
- bashes
- clubs
- bungs up
- switches
- slates
- bludgeons
- buffets
- boxes
- paddles
- pummels
- hammers
- smacks
- belts
- curries
- storms
- threshes
- birches
- tans
- thrashes
- drubs
- lathers
- whales
- flogs
- laces
- fibs
- lambastes
- wounds
- whacks
- roughs (up)
- bastes
- swipes
- pommels
- wallops
- lays on
- messes (up)
- whups
- slogs
- belabors
- whaps
- jumps (on)
- lambasts
- whops
- cracks
- descends (on or upon)
- rushes
- socks
- thwacks
- tromps
- cuffs
- straps
- lams
- swats
- assails
- besets
- pastes
- whams
- clouts
- fustigates
- busts
- pistol-whips
- canes
- flagellates
- cudgels
- pounces (on or upon)
- leathers
- clobbers
- scourges
- lacerates
- cowhides
- blackjacks
- rawhides
- gores
- horsewhips
- mutilates
- whomps
- maims
- mangles
