beating

describes a very bad and shocking beating

describes a deliberately cruel and violent beating

describes a cruel and violent beating

describes a fierce and uncontrolled beating

describes a very serious beating

to hit someone repeatedly; the most common way to express this

to endure a beating, often used figuratively for teams or stocks

to be the recipient of a beating (common, informal)

to be the recipient of a beating (more formal)

emphasizes the pain and injury from a beating

to give a beating, often in a formal or official context