Synonyms of work over

work over

verb

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

the mob boss's thugs really worked him over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• hide
• pound
• lash
• do
• hit
• punch out
• whip
• beat
• attack
• knock
• pelt
• assault
• batter
• slap
• punch
• thump
• bat
• beat up on
• smash
• rough (up)
• spank
• club
• slam
• slate
• maul
• chop
• mess (up)
• descend (on or upon)
• tan
• raid
• box
• bash
• buffet
• switch
• bung up
• hammer
• paddle
• pummel
• belt
• curry
• smack
• lambast
• bludgeon
• drub
• lay on
• jump (on)
• storm
• whack
• whale
• lather
• thrash
• swipe
• lambaste
• birch
• lace
• whup
• baste
• slog
• flog
• wound
• wallop
• whop
• thresh
• pommel
• pounce (on or upon)
• fib
• whap
• belabor
• tromp
• crack
• rush
• paste
• swat
• assail
• clout
• strap
• leather
• beset
• sock
• cuff
• cane
• thwack
• clobber
• wham
• bust
• lam
• cudgel
• scourge
• whomp
• fustigate
• flagellate
• blackjack
• horsewhip
• cowhide
• gore
• lacerate
• rawhide
• maim
• mutilate
• mangle
• pistol-whip

Examples of work over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But what has all that work over the last three-and-a-half years cost you physically, mentally, emotionally? —Abc News, ABC News, 5 July 2024

State of play: Working teams from the U.S., Qatar, Egypt and Israel will continue technical work over the coming days on the details of implementation of the deal, the statement said. —Barak Ravid, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024

Cities have worked over the last decade to put in place sensible limitations on the frequency of rentals, regulations to limit noise and negative impacts, and other safety concerns. —Scott Singer, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024

Both Amalie’s father and the novelist in that book, Harrison Riddles, decisively prioritize work over family. —Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024