Beat up and Rough

Beat up

Beat up verb - Give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression.
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Synonyms for Beat up

Rough and beat up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rough" instead a verb "Beat up".

Rough

Rough verb - Prepare in preliminary or sketchy form.

Beat up and rough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat up" instead a verb "Rough".

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  • Video Game / Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door The one time you catch the Pianta Syndicate doing anything really bad is in the prologue, when Tony and Vinny ambush and beat up a passing pair of Robbo Gang members (Gus and Garf?), which lets you know that Rogueport isn't just rough around the edges, but actually dangerous.
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