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v. 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"

pound, pound up

v. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"

indent

v. set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"

smash

v. overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"

cripple, lame

v. deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"

maul, mangle

v. injure badly by beating

mutilate, mar

v. destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies"

injure, wound

v. cause injuries or bodily harm to

disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap

v. injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"

maim

v. injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"

subvert

v. destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"

vandalize, vandalise

v. destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism; "vandalize the park"

tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile

v. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

harm

v. cause or do harm to; "These pills won't harm your system"

disable, disenable, incapacitate

v. make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"

destroy, ruin

v. destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

cave, undermine

v. hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

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repair, resort

v. move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"

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