Related Clues:

• Kicked, in a way
• Hit below the belt, in a way
• Blitzed
• Beaten-up
• Poked with the patella
• Hit repeatedly
• Like a pitcher in desperate need of relief?
• Subjected to repeated attacks
• Charged, as to attack
• Approached rapidly
• Poked with a patella
• "Chicken wings, lightly ___ ..."
• Hit with a low blow, in a way
• Assaulted
• Knock-__