bloodied · wounded · punished · hammered · crushed · whipped · drubbed · trounced · roughed up · knocked around · black eye · swollen · sore · limping · reeling · losses · damage · walloped
IDEA.org / Words / take a beating
Related — bruised (Injured beneath skin); battered (Damaged by repeated blows); pummeled (Struck many times); thrashed · defeated · bloodied · wounded · punished · hammered · crushed · whipped · drubbed · trounced
outcome/resulttake a beating ≠ come out on top; triumph · prevail · dominate · crush it · succeed
physical conditiontake a beating ≠ recover Regain health or possession; heal · bounce back · mend
agency/roletake a beating ≠ give a beating; beat up · pummel · trounce · wallop · clobber
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/take_a_beating