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work over

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  • verb transitive To improve a prototype, or first draft.
  • verb transitive, slang To physically attack in order to cause injury.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

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synonyms (3)

Words with the same meaning

  1. beat up
  2. polish
  3. rework

hyponyms (30)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. baste
  2. batter
  3. belabor
  4. belabour
  5. cane
  6. clobber
  7. flail
  8. flog
  9. kayo
  10. knock cold
  11. knock out
  12. lam
  13. lambast
  14. lambaste
  15. larrup
  16. lash
  17. lather
  18. paddle
  19. pistol-whip
  20. rough up
  21. slash
  22. soak
  23. spank
  24. strap
  25. strong-arm
  26. thrash
  27. thresh
  28. trounce
  29. welt
  30. whip

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