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tan

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Synonyms of tan

1 to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

Grandpa told us that when he was a kid, if he misbehaved at all, his father would tan his backside with a belt

Synonyms for tan

birch,
cowhide,
flagellate,
flail,
flog,
hide,
horsewhip,
lash,
leather,
rawhide,
scourge,
slash,
switch,
thrash,
whale,
whip

Words Related to tan

knout,
quirt,
strap

flick,
touch up

blackjack,
cane,
club,
cudgel,
fustigate

pistol-whip

bang,
bop,
box,
bust,
clap,
clip,
clobber,
clout,
crack,
cuff,
hit,
knock,
lam,
paste,
punch,
slap,
slug,
smack,
smite,
sock,
spank,
swat,
swipe,
thwack,
wallop,
whack

bash,
baste,
bat,
batter,
beat,
belabor,
belt,
bludgeon,
buffet,
bung,
drub,
fib
[British],
hammer,
lace,
lambaste
(or lambast),
lather,
lick,
mangle,
maul,
paddle,
pelt,
pommel,
pound,
pummel,
rough,
slate,
slog,
thresh,
thump,
tromp,
whop
(or whap),
whup,
work over

2 to strike repeatedly

a time when children were routinely tanned for misbehavior

Synonyms for tan

bash,
baste,
bat,
batter,
beat,
belabor,
belt,
birch,
bludgeon,
buffet,
bung up,
club,
curry,
do,
drub,
fib
[British],
flog,
hammer,
hide,
lace,
lambaste
(or lambast),
lash,
lather,
lick,
maul,
mess (up),
paddle,
pelt,
pommel,
pound,
pummel,
punch out,
rough (up),
slate,
slog,
switch,
thrash,
thresh,
thump,
tromp,
wallop,
whale,
whip,
whop
(or whap),
whup,
work over

Words Related to tan

assail,
assault,
attack,
beset,
box,
bust,
chop,
clobber,
clout,
crack,
cudgel,
cuff,
descend (on or upon),
hit,
jump (on),
knock,
lam,
lay on,
paste,
pounce (on or upon),
punch,
raid,
rush,
slam,
slap,
smack,
smash,
sock,
spank,
storm,
swat,
swipe,
thwack,
whack,
wham,
whomp

blackjack,
cane,
cowhide,
flagellate,
fustigate,
horsewhip,
leather,
pistol-whip,
rawhide,
scourge,
strap

gore,
lacerate,
wound

maim,
mangle,
mutilate

Phrases Synonymous with tan

beat up on

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