Drub
Drub verb - To strike repeatedly.
Usage example: a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene
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Switch
Switch verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.
Usage example: a stern schoolmaster who would switch any boy who misbehaved
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