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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