| Verb | 1. | work over - 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"strong-arm - use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant" soak - beat severely; slang rough up - treat violently; "The police strong-armed the suspect" kayo, knock cold, knock out - knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds" clobber, baste, batter - strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" | |