wound, lesion - any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision

dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, land, earth - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

cut, cutting - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

flagellate, scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"

horsewhip - whip with a whip intended for horses

switch - flog with or as if with a flexible rod

cowhide - flog with a cowhide

cat - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

birch - whip with a birch twig

cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"