They didn't kill him. They just roughed him up a bit as a warning.
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Roughed
Synonyms for "roughed" (16 found)
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14 entriesadhesion enhancementalterationattackdraftingharmmaterial propertymodificationphysical propertyplanningsurface modificationsurface propertysurface treatmenttexturetexture category
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Collocations
12 entriesrough draftrough estimaterough handlingrough patchrough surfacerough terrainroughed concreteroughed edgesroughed metalroughed stoneroughed substrateroughed surface
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Tom was roughed up by the police.
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Tom has been roughed up.
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Tom was roughed up by ruffians.
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