#thrashing__beating__drubbing__lacing__trouncing__whacking  the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
  supertype:  corporal_punishment  the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
  subtype:  whipping__tanning__flogging__lashing__flagellation  beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
     subtype:  self-flagellation  self-punishment inflicted by whipping
     subtype:  horsewhipping  the act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping"

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