Coddle and Rough up

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Coddle verb - To cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam.

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Rough up is an antonym for coddle.

Nearby Words: coddled, coddling

Rough up verb - To abuse physically.

Usage example: the photographer claimed that he had been roughed up by the actor's bodyguards outside the club

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Coddle is an antonym for rough up.

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Rough up and Coddle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/coddle/rough_up

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