beat up

1. Give a beating to;
   Subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (synset 201399864)
   "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
   entail: hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
   subtypes:

   • strong-arm - use physical force against
   • soak - beat severely
   • pistol-whip - beat with a pistol
   • belabor, belabour - beat soundly
   • rough up - treat violently
   • flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip - beat severely with a whip or rod
   • cane, flog, lambast, lambaste - beat with a cane
   • kayo, knock cold, knock out - knock unconscious or senseless
   • flail, lam, thrash, thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hard
   • baste, batter, clobber - strike violently and repeatedly
   • larrup, paddle, spank - give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
   same as: beat, work over
2. Gather (synset 201388297)
   "drum up support"
   is a type of: collect, pull in - get or bring together
   same as: drum up, rally

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