handle+roughly
81maul — [môl] n. [Early ModE phonetic sp. of ME malle < OFr maile < L malleus, a hammer: see MALLEABLE] a very heavy hammer or mallet, often of wood, for driving stakes, wedges, etc. vt. [ME mallen < OFr mailler < the n.] 1. to injure by… …
82batter — 1. v. 1 a tr. strike repeatedly with hard blows, esp. so as to cause visible damage. b intr. (often foll. by against, at, etc.) strike repeated blows; pound heavily and insistently (batter at the door). 2 tr. (often in passive) a handle roughly,… …
83gibe — v. & n. (also jibe) v.intr. (often foll. by at) jeer, mock. n. an instance of gibing; a taunt. Derivatives: giber n. Etymology: perh. f. OF giber handle roughly …
84lay hands on — verb manage with the hands • Hypernyms: ↑manipulate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * 1 wait till I lay my hands on you!: CATCH, lay/get hold of, get one s hands on, seize, grab, grasp, capture. 2 it s n …
85maul — v. & n. v.tr. 1 beat and bruise. 2 handle roughly or carelessly. 3 damage by criticism. n. 1 Rugby Football a loose scrum with the ball off the ground. 2 a brawl. 3 a special heavy hammer, commonly of wood, esp. for driving piles. Derivatives:… …
86tousle — v.tr. 1 make (esp. the hair) untidy; rumple. 2 handle roughly or rudely. Etymology: frequent. of (now dial.) touse, ME f. OE rel. to OHG zuson …
87misguggle — (ˈ)mis|gəgəl, i|skə transitive verb Etymology: mis (I) + Scots guggle, gruggle to crumple, rumple, probably from Dutch kreukelen, from Middle Dutch krokelen, from kroke wrinkle, fold; akin to Old English crycc crutch more at crutch Scotland : to… …
88muss up — transitive verb 1. : to batter or handle roughly : beat, maul wanted to get there in time to muss him up a bit J.F.Fishman 2. : to make chaotic or incoherent : confuse sold them liquor, a …
89gib´er — gibe «jyb», verb, gibed, gib|ing, noun. –v.i. to speak in a sneering way; jeer; scoff; sneer: »My brother gibed at my efforts to paint a picture. He would familiarly gibe and jest with him (Edmund Spenser). SYNONYM( …
90maul´er — maul «ml», noun, verb. –n. 1. a very heavy hammer or mallet. It is used for driving stakes, piles, or wedges. 2. Archaic. a heavy club or mace. 3. Rugby. a struggle for the ball when it is carried across the goal line. –v.t. 1. to beat and pull… …
