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Verb
▲
To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of
peel
skin
bark
hull
husk
shell
shuck
strip
excoriate
scrape
scalp
remove the skin from
pare
decorticate
shed
shave
trim
remove
cut
unwrap
abrade
scratch
pod
unpeel
scale
desquamate
uncover
peel off
trim off
strip off
denude
slip out of
undress
disrobe
deprive
unclothe
divest
dismantle
doff
plunder
empty
rob
pillage
ransack
gut
spoil
ravage
despoil
lift
tear
displace
expose
withdraw
sack
loot
unroll
open
tear open
untie
abate
burgle
bereave
rifle
devastate
free
undo
unpack
clean out
raid
reave
rid
take away
disarray
unattire
divest oneself
slip off
shock
get out of
get off
divest someone of their clothes
shed your clothes
uncover yourself
remove your clothes
bare yourself
denudate
unbutton
strip naked
uncover oneself
divest yourself of your clothes
take off your clothes
unclothe yourself
get undressed
take it off
more ❯
“His skin was flayed by barbed wire.”
Verb
▲
Criticize severely and brutally
castigate
lambaste
berate
criticiseUK
criticizeUS
revile
slam
attack
censure
condemn
pillory
upbraid
belaborUS
belabourUK
denigrate
denounce
excoriate
hammer
abuse
bash
knock
pan
savage
slate
bad-mouth
baste
chastise
crucify
diss
execrate
jaw
keelhaul
lambast
lecture
rag
rate
rebuke
reprimand
reproach
roast
rubbish
scold
score
skewer
tongue-lash
bag
flame
monster
pummelledUK
pummelUS
run down
bawl out
blast
call down
chew out
dress down
find fault with
lay into
rant at
ream out
reprove
slag off
take apart
tear into
tear to pieces
criticize severely
cut up
give a tongue-lashing
pull to pieces
rail against
rail at
tear a strip off
have a go at
decry
vilipend
impugn
slight
speak ill of
detract
dump on
mock
dismiss
contemn
discount
drag through the mud
trash-talk
minimizeUS
curse
blacken
sneer at
minimiseUK
cry down
undervalue
diminish
disdain
tear down
scandalizeUS
backbite
poor-mouth
scandaliseUK
throw mud at
play down
write off
kiss off
talk down
speak badly of
blacken the name of
speak evil of
sneer
deplore
underestimate
underrate
give a bad name
spurn
sling mud at
spread lies about
misprize
misrepresent
hate
anathematize
offend
degrade
snub
reject
pooh-pooh
laugh at
do down
ride
sully
flout
make light of
sully the reputation of
abhor
make fun of
look down on
trivializeUS
tease
affront
outrage
downgrade
provoke
demean
mudsling
jeer
shun
treat lightly
disrespect
rebuff
tarnish
loathe
lower
taint
minify
complain
scout
detest
trivialiseUK
scoff
opprobriate
gibe
fling mud at
abominate
hold cheap
call names
bring into disrepute
cut to the quick
give a black eye
blacken the reputation of
conduct a smear campaign against
blacken the character of
hassle
heckle
proscribe
declaim
torment
swear at
devalue
remonstrate
debase
growl
oppress
refute
annoy
blaspheme
persecute
laugh off
miscall
disapprove
ostraciseUK
ostracizeUS
deflate
object
protest
haze
dig
displease
bother
stain
hurt
judge
rant
be rude to
high-hat
snoot
twit
animadvert
rip up
call someone names
feel contempt for
give offence to
sniff at
defile
blacken someone's name
declaim against
poke fun at
rally
renounce
repudiate
kick
inveigh
heap scorn on
run a smear campaign against
be scornful about
drag through the mire
put away
let have it
tell lies about
take a swipe at
treat with contempt
spread scandal about
do a number on
cut down to size
make sport of
kick up a fuss about
kick up a stink about
look down upon
belie
take the piss out of
be critical of
be malicious about
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
rave at
speak of with disfavour
backstab
gossip
lie
spite
animadvert upon
back-bite
gossip about
rile
have a pop at
nag at
mistreat
caluminate
voodoo
demonizeUS
cuss
jinx
cheapen
bark at
demoniseUK
poormouth
pass strictures upon
zing
hose
incriminate
explode
sell short
skin alive
rag on
snipe at
put hooks in
downcry
humble
clamor against
discountenance
hold forth against
tear to shreds
give tongue-lashing
give somebody a piece of one's mind
read out
look askance
pick apart
blow off
cut down
mark down
take away
criticize unfairly
knock off high horse
burst out
pronounce
name
adjudge
frame
hurl insults at
muckrake
take swipe at
throw stones at
put a whammy on
squash
downplay
understate
squelch
strumpet
blacken name
damage
plaster
smirch
blot
sling mud
run smear campaign
send up
let fly
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
needle
send up the river
lay at one's door
poor mouth
pooh pooh
sour grapes
burlesque
sizzle
crack
caricature
write false reports about
travesty
mark
shock
disgust
disregard
chaff
goad
spread tales about
horrify
appalUK
bad mouth
rib
guy
bait
drag name through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
mark wrong
get at
gibe at
imprecate
give black eye
accuse falsely
shoot full of holes
harm
pollute
villainize
befoul
soil
dirty
spatter
bespatter
jab
quiz
tantaliseUK
twitter
tantalizeUS
lout
sicken
nauseate
repel
revolt
accurse
be contemptuous about
be above
walk over
sneeze at
cast aspersion
appallUS
consider beneath one
spit on
refuse
piss over
hold in contempt
give the Bronx cheer to
consider beneath you
spit in the face of
show contempt for
turn up your nose at
confute
avoid
defy
turn back on
curl your lip at
cock a snook at
turn nose up at
piss on
blow raspberries at
turn down
laugh out of court
spit in the eye of
fustigate
swipe at
regard with disgust
feel revulsion to
feel aversion to
feel disgust for
argue with
assault verbally
look down one's nose at
thumb one's nose at
treat contemptuously
jibe at
blackguard
blackball
cause a few raised eyebrows amongst
embarrass
raise eyebrows amongst
cause raised eyebrows
dismay
disagree with
dislike
pile in
thunder against
rage against
laugh to scorn
disbelieve
boo
harry
hound
badger
start on
start in
shrink from
fleer at
poke mullock at
scout at
take on
protest strongly at
expostulate about
remonstrate about
challenge
wound
domineer
pester
hector
regard with contempt
find intolerable
disrelish
dig at
make a fool of
show contempt
take the mickey out of
snap someone's head off
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
eschew
be repelled by
neglect
humiliate
afflict
torture
grip
override
tyrannizeUS
push
make a stand against
object to
raise objections to
vociferate
make a protest against
fume
complain vociferously about
oppose strongly
complain bitterly about
speak out against
kick up
thunder
make a fuss about
take issue with
disagree violently with
put up a fight against
kick against
take a stand against
take great exception to
dominate
tyranniseUK
enslave
not be able to stomach
feel contempt
not be able to bear
allergic to
not be able to stand
wipe out
moan
gripe
fuss
whinge
grumble
whine
grouch
grizzle
have a down on
mortify
crab
wail
cry
grump
bleat
keen
beef
grouse
caterwaul
scream
repine
bellyache
prosecute
look down nose at
have no use for
cause offence to
ignore
impeach
indict
yammer
squawk
whimper
murmur
rage
croak
yawp
maunder
holler
mutter
kvetch
squeal
storm
tyrannize over
be autocratic
yowl
yelp
yap
yaup
bawl
irritate
disoblige
gird
cut dead
abase
aggravate
upset
treat disrespectfully
vex
grouch about
give someone the cold-shoulder
hurt someone's feelings
run something down
show up
charge with
have at
kick up a fuss
work over
crack down on
sound off about
bellyache about
complain vehemently about
take exception
beef about
step on one's toes
more ❯
“The critics flayed him with accusations of misanthropy.”
Verb
▲
To strip skin off
excoriate
skin
strip the skin off
abrade
scratch
scrape
chafe
strip
rub
graze
rasp
irritate
rub raw
cut
scuff
bark
gall
lacerate
fret
grind
wound
peel
damage
grate
erase
mark
scarify
pare
triturate
rub off
more ❯
“They said they would kill me, flay me and a lot of other things.”
Verb
▲
To lash
beat
flog
lash
scourge
thrash
whip
birch
tan
flagellate
switch
belt
horsewhip
whale
hide
cane
leather
strap
flail
hit
strike
wallop
cowhide
rawhide
slash
club
lambaste
punish
batter
give someone a hiding
pelt
bang
clip
swipe
bust
clap
clock
bonk
zap
bob
tag
nail
beat up
boff
lace into
pitch into
slosh
assail
light into
let someone have it
dong
quilt
thud
mistreat
tear into
crash
hurt
injure
set upon
manhandle
swinge
beat up on
set about
stick one on
sail into
let fly at
rout
ill-treat
harm
give someone a drubbing
cream
brutalizeUS
turn on
give someone a beating
brutaliseUK
annihilate
defeat
have a go at
crush
shellac
flatten
skunk
dot
floor
lash out at
trash
mishandle
bully
fall on
get stuck into
hook
bury
persecute
smoke
crown
smother
misuse
dust
bomb
round on
molest
give someone a good beating
pop
give someone a good drubbing
overwhelm
best
set on
worst
blow away
snow under
ill-use
weigh into
tank
handle roughly
blast
kick around
mess over
cosh
king-hit
wham
skin
drive
pounce on
stab
jab
roughhouse
run rings around
slaughter
treat badly
stuff
oppress
wipe the floor with
fly at
damage
flutter
flap
murder
push
thrust
blow out of the water
harass
mangle
blow
mutilate
chop
impinge
beat hollow
make mincemeat of
pulverizeUS
sucker-punch
collide
wrong
ding
duff up
pounce upon
torture
pulveriseUK
treat roughly
jump
let have it
bombard
boom
fall upon
bushwhack
mug
welly
marmalize
demolish
beset
destroy
trim
own
besiege
terrorizeUS
lacerate
crucify
strike out at
hit out at
walk all over
thunder
dig
walk over
bring someone to their knees
take to the cleaners
storm
jolt
poke
deface
terroriseUK
give a hiding
dab
blow out
maim
KO
thrash about
total
victimizeUS
get the better of
victimiseUK
slap around
flop
butt
sic
shake up
aggress
roar
sick
jostle
draw
forge
kick
strike at
brain
master
shower
clean
resound
blister
reverberate
sink
explode
jump on
clatter
massacre
force
blitz
pepper
vanquish
throb
lob
shove
afflict
roll
plunge
handle
duff someone up
torment
skelp
mar
bother
descend on
descend upon
stone
elbow
win a resounding victory over
kill
contuse
go in on
turn inside out
disfigure
echo
detonate
percuss
aim blows at
mark
assault physically
scratch
defeat utterly
take a stick to
peal
be victorious over
triumph over
dash against
wound
stick
ruin
outrage
lean on
bash up
tip
bump into
crash into
slam into
run into
come down on
cut up
get at
push around
bang up
hack
thump on
knock on
groom
comb
powder
knob
finial
saddlebow
yerk
revile
stroke
fillip
haymaker
bam
charge
raid
rush
berate
bear down
hang one on
claw
rain blows upon
take out
plant one
clump
prod
overcome
chip
impair
set at
go at
conk
savage
blackjack
let one have it
impel
strike out
flail around
hit out
pick
stinger
plump
level
fell
undo
outclass
run rings round
mangulate
tear
shut out
defeat heavily
malleate
rumble
wreck
disable
cripple
lame
physically attack
turn something inside out
nudge
lay a finger on
muscle
trample
swing
pull
wave
contact
tear to pieces
uppercut
beat to a pulp
hit repeatedly
catch
neglect
soak
box somebody's ears
pellet
whang
box someone's ears
be hurled
go for
hustle
backbite
rip
break face
lunge
jump down one's throat
send
strike with a stick
beat with a stick
growl
haul off on
paw
scorch
excoriate
scathe
knock out
ride roughshod
let fly
interfere with
be violent toward
take care of
connect with
dump on
do wrong
give black eye
give a hiding to
screw
tan the hide of
grumble
ring
bellow
give a black eye
put in the hospital
roust
tattoo
run
propel
cram
ambush
pat
thrum
bundle
pack
bean
clamorUS
clamourUK
deafen
boot
peck
lay about
jackhammer
pulsate
wedge
jam
pervert
misapply
misemploy
profane
prostitute
palpate
battle
criticiseUK
invade
fire at
criticizeUS
tell off
squeeze
tamp
strum
exploit
twack
shoehorn
crowd
press
compress
sandwich
desecrate
corrupt
burst
blacken
cook
mismanage
misappropriate
discolourUK
slap lightly
hit lightly
strike lightly
flap about
beat about
move erratically
chop down
jam-pack
strike head-on
knock against
drive into
collide with
jack
knock cold
go through
run through
sweep
enfilade
strafe
rake
play the drums
do a number on
zing
make black and blue
black
discolorUS
rain
clang
spoil
brand
disfeature
cannonade
lapidate
fusillade
knock block off
rattle
sound
turn to violence
lay siege to
rack
knock for a loop
shell
mortar
traumatizeUS
blemish
barrage
blow up
distress
harrow
agonizeUS
sling at
hurl at
cast at
throw at
score
traumatiseUK
affect
cut
scar
pinch
scrape
flaw
pour
drop
fall
volley
make noise
plague
pain
hassle
go off with a bang
sentence
get
scalp
bang into
clash
needle
hound
trouble
worry
hail
immolate
use
demonizeUS
recompense
visit
fire a broadside at
rain something down on
run over
scrap
splinter
plough into
crack into
break up
rear-end
plow into
come into collision
cannon into
pile up
meet head-on
knock into
go into
sideswipe
crunch
come into collision with
impact with
crack against
smash into
wrack up
fender-bend
shatter
barrel into
fragment
smack into
anguish
curse
excruciate
bedevil
demoniseUK
reprimand
skin alive
train
incarcerate
defrock
dismiss
tear down
admonish
fine
immure
rebuke
mete out punishment to
execute
debar
expel
lecture
blacklist
drop on
reprove
exile
rain down on
beat down upon
mortify
slap someone's wrist
bring someone to book
teach someone a lesson
bring to book
make an example of
stack the deck
have a down on
be down on
have it in for
make things hot for someone
discriminate against
punish unfairly
give a hard time
have your knife into
give someone a hard time
pick on
give it to someone
rap someone's knuckles
give someone what for
do in
slap wrist
rap knuckles
attend to
agoniseUK
irritate
try
cause suffering to
wring
annoy
martyrize
disturb
cause agony to
impale
grill
give someone grief
martyr
inflict anguish on
give someone the works
give the works
throw the book at
give a lesson to
crack down on
give a going over
come down on like a ton of bricks
give a going-over
teach a lesson
more ❯
Verb
▲
To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
flense
fleece
skin
Verb
▲
Destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing
mangle
maim
mutilate
crush
deform
rend
disfigure
hack
wreck
butcher
cut
lacerate
damage
destroy
injure
mar
maul
ruin
tear
total
chop
cripple
crumple
distort
spoil
trash
mangulate
batter
break
bruise
carve
contort
cut about
deface
hash
impair
mash
separate
slash
slay
slice
slit
smash
tear apart
twist
wound
chop up
axeUK
axUS
more ❯
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