work over

/wərk ˌoʊvər/

/wək ˈʌʊvə/

Other forms: worked over; working over; works over

Definitions of work over

1. verb

   give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
   synonyms: beat, beat up

   types:

   strong-arm

   use physical force against

   soak

   beat severely

   pistol-whip

   beat with a pistol

   belabor, belabour

   beat soundly

   rough up

   treat violently

   flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip

   beat severely with a whip or rod

   cane, flog, lambast, lambaste

   beat with a cane

   kayo, knock cold, knock out

   knock unconscious or senseless

   flail, lam, thrash, thresh

   give a thrashing to; beat hard

   baste, batter, clobber

   strike violently and repeatedly

   larrup, paddle, spank

   give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

   flagellate, scourge

   whip

   leather

   whip with a leather strap

   horsewhip

   whip with a whip intended for horses

   switch

   flog with or as if with a flexible rod

   cowhide

   flog with a cowhide

   cat

   beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

   birch

   whip with a birch twig