abuse (verb)
51ill-treat — verb to treat someone or something badly or unkindly; to abuse or mistreat Syn: mistreat …
52give stick — verb Abuse, insult, or denigrate …
53molest — verb a) To physically abuse, ( occasionaly also means sexually especially regarding a minor ) b) To annoy intentionally See Also: molestation …
54kick around — verb a) to abuse or mistreat; to bully Dont be afraid to kick it around a little. It is sturdy. b) to wander loose; to float around; to hang around (usually …
55dephysicalize — verb To strip of physical form. Lourdes intense need to dephysicalize her own body and the space of Cuba refers back to the physical abuse that she has suffered. Syn: abstractify See Also: dephysicalization …
56take one's lumps — verb a) To receive physical abuse and to survive. When frustrated tacklers finally do catch up with him, Arnett knows how to take his lumps. If I hit the ground tensely, rigidly, and two tons of angry linemen landed on top of me, theyd break… …
57vituperate — verb a) To criticize in a harsh or abusive manner; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate. b) To use harsh or abusive wording. Syn …
58have up — verb To accuse, arrest, try for a criminal act. If Richard Dawkins had his way, a fair number of you and, as it happens, me, would be had up for child abuse. According to him, thats what religious indoctrination of children by their parents is …
59inveigh — verb /ɪnˈveɪ/ a) To rant and rave or complain angrily All men inveighed against him; all men, except court vassals, opposed him. mdash; . b) (with against ) as, to inveigh against character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law; an abuse. The …
60do drugs — verb To abuse an illegal drug or drugs, especially as a result of chemical addiction …
