verprügeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lambaste verb To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
- slog noun A long, tiring effort or period of hard, tedious work.
- slug noun A soft-bodied, shell-less land mollusk related to the snail.
- thwack verb To hit someone or something hard, especially with something flat like a stick or bat.
- trounce verb To beat severely; to thrash.
Senses
verprügeln is used for these senses in English:
- bash up (transitive, informal) To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury; to beat up.
- beat up (transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
- lambaste (dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
- manhandle (transitive) To assault or beat up a person.
- rough up to manhandle or beat up
- slog To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.
- slug (transitive) To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
- thwack To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.
lambaste — full definition
- verb To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
- verb To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
slog — full definition
- noun A long, tiring effort or period of hard, tedious work.
- verb To work or move slowly and persistently through something difficult or tedious.