BEAT (UP), batter, hit, punch, thump, thrash, slap; maltreat, mistreat, abuse, ill-treat, assault, attack; N. Amer. beat up on; informal rough up, do over, give someone a hiding, clobber, clout, bash, belt, whack, wallop.
2192; headword
KNOCK SOMEONE ABOUT/AROUND
Meaning of KNOCK SOMEONE ABOUT/AROUND in English
Concise Oxford thesaurus English vocabulary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка тезаурус. 2012