Sentence:  In another attack , Samuel Verstandig , 41 , proprietor of a food store in the 2100 block Aiken street , told police two Negroes assaulted him in his store and stole $ 150 from the cash register after choking and <WSD>beating</WSD> him . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression