malhar

Etymology

malho (“hammer”) +‎ -ar

Verb

malhar (first-person singular present indicative malho, past participle malhado)

1. to hammer (to strike with a hammer)
2. (agriculture) to thresh (to separate the grain from the straw or husks)
3. to beat up (to give a severe beating to)
4. (intransitive, Brazil) to work out (to exercise rigorously)