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 drubbing drubbing /ˈdrʌbɪŋ/

noun

  1. The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows  ( beating , drubbing , lacing , licking , thrashing , trouncing , whacking )
    the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
  2. A sound defeat  ( debacle , drubbing , thrashing , trouncing , walloping , whipping , beatdown [ N. American] , débâcle , pasting [Informal] , slaughter , smackdown [Informal, N. American] )
    a sound defeat


 drub drub /ˈdrʌb/

verb

  1. Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight  ( bat , clobber [Informal] , cream [Informal] , drub , thrash [Informal] , beat hollow [Informal] , marmalise [Informal, British] , marmalize [Informal, British] , marmelise [Informal, British] , lick [Informal] , marmelize [Informal, British] , tromp [Informal, N. American] , wipe the floor [Informal] )
    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
     We licked the other team on Sunday!
    We licked the other team on Sunday!