| NOUN | event | drubbing, thrashing, walloping, debacle, slaughter, trouncing, whipping | a sound defeat |
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| act | drubbing, beating, thrashing, licking, lacing, trouncing, whacking | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
| Sounds | drah'bihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | A sound defeat. | |
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| Synonyms | thrashing, walloping, debacle, slaughter, trouncing, whipping | |
| Broader | defeat, licking | An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest / contest |
| Spanish | paliza, tunda | |
| Catalan | allisada, pallissa, panadera | |
| Verbs | drub | beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight |
| Meaning | The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. | |
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| Synonyms | beating, thrashing, licking, lacing, trouncing, whacking | |
| Narrower | flagellation | Beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation |
| whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation | Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | |
| Broader | corporal punishment | The infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime |
| Spanish | paliza, somanta, tunda, tute, vapuleo | |
| Catalan | atupada, estomacada, pallissa, tonyina | |
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