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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"

break, damage

v. inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

dent, indent

v. make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"

squeeze, crush, squash, squelch, mash

v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

drive, motor

v. travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

stomp, stamp, stump

v. walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"

crush, break down

v. make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"

smash, bang up, smash up

v. damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"

capture, catch, get

v. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"

capture, catch

v. capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady"

catch, bag

v. capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady"

arrest, catch, get

v. attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"

stop, intercept

v. seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

narrow, narrow down, nail down, pin down, specify, peg down

v. define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"

fail, bomb, flunk, flush it

v. fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"

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